The Ulhasnagar-I police have booked a 68-year-old former railway employee for murdering his 61-year-old wife, as he suspected her of having an affair. Police said the accused, Jahangir Pawar, absconded after stabbing his wife over a dispute. A manhunt has been launched for him.

According to the police, Pawar, who used to work for the Central Railway until a decade ago, suspected his wife Vijayantabai (61) of being in an extramarital relationship, which led to frequent quarrels between the couple. Pawar believed that the man his wife was allegedly seeing, stayed in their locality. Doubt and
jealousy made him trail Vijayantabai whenever she would step out of the house on errands. He practically stalked his own wife, cops said.