It is better to keep some truth under veil, for the sake of peace. It is very hard for a father to keeps his cool after listening that he is not ‘father’ of his child. Revealing this truth a wife in rural Meerut suffers a fatal cut at her throat, later the convicted husband goes to custody.

When the couple, Rajesh and Asha, went out for a walk on the banks of Gang Naher on the village outskirts, Rajesh managed to convince Asha for a try run of the reality show. First, Rajesh took the hot seat as Asha played the host. Even as Asha asked him about his link-ups before the marriage, Rajesh came up with the truth, revealing some facts of life which his wife was not happy to know about. But Rajesh remained undeterred and bared his soul.

Next, the couple swapped places. Now Rajesh opted to play the host and Asha was on the hot seat. After a few routine questions, Rajesh shot a pointed one when he asked Asha if she had any extra-marital affair. Initially reluctant, Asha nodded in affirmative after Rajesh assured her that the truth will not spoil their relationship.

“One after the other, he reportedly asked her some of the most piercing questions that a wife may find difficult to answer truthfully before her husband. Things came to a pass when, replying to a question, Asha revealed that Rajesh was not the father of either of their two children,” said superintendent of police (SP) Rural Areas (RA) Meerut, S Sachaan. This apparently came as the proverbial last straw for Rajesh.

In a fit of rage, Rajesh took out a blade that he was carrying in his pocket and slit the throat of Asha, who hit the ground, bleeding profusely. Taking Asha to be dead, Rajesh then fled the scene. However, later in the night some passers-by heard the cries of Asha and informed the police. She was rushed to a hospital where she was battling for her life till late on Wednesday night.

On the statement of Asha, Rajesh was arrested on Wednesday afternoon after which he revealed that he was suspicious about his wife’s conduct and that she had an extra-marital affair. “I knew she would not confess that before me if I ask her directly, so I brought this reality show element into it,” he said talking to the police. According to him, he deliberately told Asha about his unreal link-ups before marriage just to win her confidence and the trick worked.