Uttar Pradesh: Man drinks poison after stabbing wife to death

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Bijnor: A man allegedly stabbed his wife to death before drinking poison here in the early hours of Sunday, police said.

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The accused, Nizamuddin, has been taken into custody and is hospitalised, they said.

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Police statement
Around 4 am, Nizamuddin, who lives near Bulla crossing, stabbed his wife Israna with a knife. Later, he drank poison. He is undergoing treatment at the medical college here and his condition is stated to be stable, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sanjeev Vajpayee said. (with Agency inputs)