According to the police, a man allegedly killed his wife with an axe and was arrested. Assistant Commissioner of Police (Asif Nagar), Narasimha Reddy told news agency ANI, "On August 12, accused Basheer had attacked his second wife Sameera with an axe. She received a deep cut injury on her neck, which resulted in her death on the spot. After the incident, Basheer had fled away from the spot. On August 20, the accused was arrested from Tolichowki area and has been sent to judicial remand."

According to the police, Basheer got married to Sameera's elder sister Faheemunnisa 25 years back. Basheer married Sameera ten years later and since then both of them were living together. "In 2016, Sameera Begum has given divorce to Basheer and he has accepted it even though they were living together," Reddy said.