While the victim was identified as Yasmin Shaikh (19), officials of the Kalwa police station have launched a manhunt for her husband Mustafa (23). They suspect Mustafa fled the spot after strangulating Yasmin with a scarf.u00a0 <img alt="Mustafa Shaikh" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/dec/Mustafa-Shaikh.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 588px;" /> Mustafa Shaikh Police officials said apart from being unemployed, Mustafa was a drug addict and an alcoholic. They suspect him of committing the crime in an intoxicated state. PSI G D Ghawate of the Kalwa police station said, &ldquo;We reached the spot at 10 am after the victim&rsquo;s sister Nasima Salim Shaikh informed us about the incident. Nasima said she saw her sister&rsquo;s dead body lying on the floor after she unlocked the door. The accused might have killed her under the influence of alcohol. We have despatched two teams to trace him.&rdquo; Nasima would visit Yasmin on a regular basis as her maternal family resided nearby. Nasima had gone to visit Yasmin at 9.30 am on Monday. Officials said Yasmin and Mustafa had a love marriage and the couple had eloped in the past as their families were against their marriage. They said Mustafa&rsquo;s earlier name was Ajay Jadhav and he converted to Islam to marry Yasmin. According to the Yasmin&rsquo;s mother Fatiza, Mustafa would always beat her daughter after consuming alcohol. She said since he was jobless, they took care of their daughter&rsquo;s household needs. u00a0

A pregnant woman was allegedly murdered by her husband in the wee hours of Monday at their residence in Shanti Mafatlal Chawl near Kalwa station

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