The Malwani police have arrested a man from Assam for murdering his partner in Mumbai after suspecting her of being involved in an extramarital relationship. Mohammad Shamsuddin Abdul Matin, 29, was arrested from Assam’s Bhojai district in connection with the murder of his partner, Salima Khatun, 33, a native of Kolkata who had been residing in Malwani.

Murder remained undetected for days

Police said that on May 19, an argument broke out between the couple inside their rented residence. During the confrontation, Matin attacked Salima with a knife and slit her throat before fleeing Mumbai.