Thane, Jun 19 (PTI) A 35-year-old scrap dealer from Bhiwandi in Thane district was arrested on Sunday for allegedly strangling to death his wife, a police official said.

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The man, identified as Mohammad Mushtaq Hayatullah Shah, a resident of Kalher, walked into Narpoli police station at 9am and confessed to killing his wife over doubts about her character, the official said.

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"He slit her throat and then strangled her with a piece of wire. He has been arrested for murder. He has said he found his wife with another man on Saturday night after which he killed her. A probe is underway," he added.

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