Husband kills wife after argument over cooking chicken in Guna:Sleeps beside her body, tries waking her at dawn; police arrest accused within 8 hours

A man in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district allegedly killed his wife after she refused to cook chicken late at night. The incident took place in Kandai village under Umri police outpost. The accused, identified as Soor Singh Bhilala (32), beat his wife Reshma Bai (30) to death in a drunken rage. He then slept beside her body and fled the next morning. Police arrested him within eight hours of the murder. Argument over cooking turned deadly According to police, on Tuesday evening, Soor Singh went out with friends saying he was going for a gote (a kind of picnic) and would eat there. He told his wife to have dinner without him. Their four children had gone to their great-grandmother’s house nearby. Later that night, around 10 p.m., he returned home drunk and brought some chicken in a polythene bag. He asked Reshma to cook it immediately. When she refused, an argument broke out between them. Wife refused to cook Reshma scolded her husband for drinking and coming home late. She said she would not cook at that hour. This angered Soor Singh, who began shouting at her. Their quarrel turned violent. He kicked her hard, causing her head to hit the wall. Still furious, he went outside, brought a stick, and started beating her. Reshma fell unconscious and lay motionless on the floor. Slept beside the body Instead of helping her, the drunk husband lay down next to her and went to sleep. When he woke up around 6 a.m., he realised his wife was not moving. He tried to wake her up, but she did not respond. Realising she was dead, he placed her body on a cot and ran away. Children discovered the body At around 8 a.m., the couple’s children returned home from their great-grandmother’s house. They found the door open and their mother lying on the cot. Their father was missing. When they tried to wake their mother, she did not move. They shouted for help, and neighbours rushed in. Seeing no pulse, the villagers informed the police and Reshma’s family. The police soon arrived and took her to the district hospital, where doctors declared her dead. Police investigation and arrest Guna SP Ankit Soni formed a special team led by Myana Police Station In-charge TI Ravindra Singh Sikarwar and Umri Outpost In-charge SI Rachna Khatri. The team searched several hideouts and farms before tracing Soor Singh in the nearby jungle. He was arrested within eight hours of the incident. During questioning, he confessed to killing his wife after she refused to cook chicken. Police have registered a case against him under charges of murder and other relevant sections. Family’s statement: repeated violence and village panchayat Reshma’s brother told Dainik Bhaskar that her husband often beat her. She had left her marital home several times due to domestic violence. A village panchayat had been called two or three times to reconcile them. Only a few months earlier, she had returned to her husband after another quarrel. According to him, on the night of the murder, Soor Singh locked her in the room and beat her to death. Family background Villagers said Soor Singh had four brothers who lived separately. He was staying with his wife and children on a rented farm owned by Javed Khan, about two kilometres from his parents’ village. After the murder, the house was locked, and some belongings were left scattered outside. The couple’s four sons — Arjun (12), Karan (10), Badal (7), and Antar (6) — now live with their great-grandmother. The eldest has stopped going to school, while the younger three continue their studies. Police confirm domestic abuse SP Ankit Soni said investigations showed that the accused often assaulted his wife. The police acted swiftly based on family suspicions and arrested him within hours. “The accused confessed during interrogation that he beat his wife to death after an argument,” the SP said. Further legal action is underway. ​