A 30-year-old housewife allegedly killed her husband near Palghar in Maharashtra, and tried to pass it as a case of suicide, police said. The accused, Shilpa Bari, a resident of Dahanu in Palghar district, was nabbed on Sunday night and registered a case of murder against her, said Inspector Sambaji Yadav of the Gholwad police station.

The victim, Umesh Bari (35), was found dead in his house on November 2, the police said, adding subsequently a case of accidental death was registered. However, when the body was sent for post-mortem, the report revealed that the victim was strangulated.