Delhi Husbands Use Tawas and Batteries to Kill Wives in Najafgarh, Tilangpur Kotla
Delhi Police have observed a shift in domestic homicide cases across the capital, where husbands are increasingly weaponising heavy, everyday household items instead of knives during impulsive arguments. Recent fatal incidents in Tilangpur Kotla village, Najafgarh, and Gautampuri highlight this trend, with objects like storage batteries, iron tawas, and hammers being used as lethal weapons.
Traditionally, knives have been the weapon of choice in domestic murders due to being easily accessible in kitchens during sudden quarrels. However, recent crime scenes inside Delhi homes show that heavy household objects, including iron tawas used for making rotis, dumbbells, and rechargeable home storage batteries, are being used to commit these crimes.
Earlier this month, two such cases occurred within a week of each other. In outer Delhi’s Tilangpur Kotla village, a 28-year-old man allegedly bludgeoned his wife to death using a home storage battery. The attack was reportedly triggered after the husband suspected his wife of having an affair.
Following the murder in Tilangpur Kotla village, the husband consumed toxic aluminium phosphide tablets. He then took his three-year-old daughter to his sister’s house, where he confessed to the killing before he died.
Just three days later, another deadly dispute occurred in southwest Delhi’s Najafgarh. In this case, a 48-year-old man allegedly killed his wife by battering her with an iron tawa following a late-night argument. After the incident, the husband walked into the Baba Haridass Nagar police station to confess to the crime, claiming that he had been suffering from schizophrenia.
A similar incident was reported last month in northeast Delhi’s Gautampuri. A husband allegedly beat his wife to death with a hammer following a domestic dispute. After the assault, the man called a friend to inform him that his wife was unconscious.
Mental health experts have pointed to sudden rage as a primary driver for this shift. According to experts, the weaponisation of these common, non-traditional household objects is linked to an inability to regulate overwhelming emotions during intense domestic arguments.
