Ahmedabad: A 34-year-old woman has been arrested in Ahmedabad's Naroda area for allegedly stabbing her husband to death with a kitchen knife after an argument over a vegetable curry cooked for dinner, police said. The victim, Dilip Kharadi, 39, was a retired Army serviceman who worked as a contractual driver for the Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC).

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According to Naroda police, the incident took place around Thursday midnight at the couple's home in Naroda Smart City 2. Police said the couple had reportedly been fighting frequently in recent days over financial and domestic matters, and on Thursday Kharadi asked his wife about a particular vegetable curry she had cooked for dinner. As the argument escalated, she allegedly picked up a kitchen knife and stabbed him on the left side of his chest.

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After the incident, the woman called her brother-in-law Mukesh and told him she had stabbed Kharadi, that the wound was severe and that she was taking him to hospital, the report said. Mukesh informed his father Somaji, and the family rushed to Shalby Hospital. Family members who reached the hospital noticed injuries on Kharadi's right cheek, right upper arm and both thumbs besides the chest wound, the report said. Kharadi succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.

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Police said teams were formed to trace the accused, CCTV footage from the area was scanned and local intelligence was gathered, and the accused, identified as Nirmala, was caught within hours. She is being questioned about the circumstances that led to the stabbing, police said.

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India Today and The New Indian Express also reported the arrest, describing the case as that of a retired Army man allegedly stabbed to death by his wife after a dispute over food and household responsibilities. Police have not announced further details, and the allegations are yet to be tested in court.

Source: India Today