A man murdered his wife by slitting her throat after she refused to wear a burqa.
Iqbal Mohammad Sheikh, 23, and Rupali Chandanshive had been married for three years and also had a two-year-old son together when the tragedy took place.
The murder happened on Tuesday in western India and police have revealed that Ms Chandanshive previously sought a divorce from the man.
Mr Sheikh was interrogated and arrested by police the same night he stabbed his wife in the neck.
The couple had been living apart for the past few months as arguments about Ms Chandanshive refusing to wear a burqa had escalated.
Ms Chandanshive's family claimed that Mr Sheikh and his family were pressurising her to follow Islamic traditions, including wearing a burqa.
But Rupali refused to do so and so there were often arguments between the married couple.
Local reports also say that the murder was motivated by Ms Chandanshive not "following Islamic customs and practices".
On the day of the murder, according to the victim's family, the pair reportedly had a conversation over the phone, where she asked her husband for a divorce.
This prompted Sheikh to initiate a meeting, which is alleged to have taken place the day of the murder.
Local police inspector Vilas Rathod said Ms Chandanshive may have been murdered for refusing to return home with her partner.
The murder comes as the United Nations condemns the violent crackdown against hijab protests in Iran.
Mahsa Amini, 22, was arrested by Iran’s “morality police” in the capital, Tehran, on 13 September, for not wearing a hijab in full compliance with mandatory requirements.
"During the journey to the police station she was tortured and insulted," her cousin Erfan Mortezaei told Sky News.
She then later died in police custody.
Widespread outrage at the young woman's death has spread across the nation and in an unprecedented move, women have taken to the street to challenge the country's Islamic dress code.
Women have removed their headscarves and burnt them along with burning the Iranian flag in protest over police brutality.
Men have also joined in and shaved their heads in a sign of solidarity with women and in memory of Amini who was "killed for showing her hair."
