Mumbai, August 23: In a shocking incident that took place in Maharashtra, a man was stabbed to death by his wife for refusing to have a third child. The couple had two daughters and the wife wanted a son. When her husband said he did not want to have another child, the woman murdered him. The crime took place in Nalasopara on Wednesday. The accused wife has been arrested by the police.

The accused has been identified as Pranali Kadam. Pranali and Sunil had two daughters. She wanted a son but Sunil was not in favour of having another child. Upset over this, Pranali stabbed her husband eleven times with a kitchen knife in their bedroom, Times of India reported. When the police arrested Pranali, she didn't reveal facts and attempted to mislead cops during interrogation. Mumbai Shocker: Mentally Challenged Woman Gangraped in Saki Naka, 4 Arrested.

She initially had told the police that Sunil stabbed himself. She changed her statement later and that she was upset with him as he was having an affair with someone at his workplace. Doubting her statement, interrogators questioned her further after which she confessed to killing her husband.

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