{
  "id": 7817985,
  "title": "UP: Harodoi Man Slits Sleeping Wife's Throat Over Suspected Affair, Walks Into Police Station",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/up-harodoi-man-slits-sleeping-wifes-throat-over-suspected-affair",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T15:04:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/up-harodoi-man-slits-sleeping-wifes-throat-over-suspected-affair-walks-into-police-station"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh, a man named Parvez allegedly murdered his wife Nagma by cutting her throat while she was asleep in their rented home, following repeated arguments over suspicions of an extramarital affair, according to police. The incident occurred on Tuesday night in the Islamnagar Tiliya area, where the couple had lived for about one-and-a-half months. Parvez informed his sister Jubina about the murder before entering the police station and reportedly telling officers, \"I have killed my wife.\" Police found Nagma's body at the residence and have taken Parvez into custody for questioning. They are also trying to recover the weapon allegedly used in the crime. Nagma's family alleges that she had been physically abused and threatened with death by Parvez and his family in the days leading up to the murder.",
  "summary": "A man allegedly killed his wife by slitting her throat with a sharp weapon while she was asleep in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi district, following repeated arguments over his suspicion that she was having an affair with another man, police said. The incident took place on Tuesday night in the Islamnagar Tiliya area, where the couple had been living in a rented house for around one-and-a-half months.…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}