An Indian woman was killed by her “snake of a husband” while she was still recovering from his first attempt to murder her, whereupon the gold-digger was reportedly arrested by police on Monday in Kerala.
27 year-old Sooraj made his first attempt to kill his wife for her dowry in March when he planted a Russell’s viper in her bedroom, however Uthra was fortunate and though she was bitten, survived the attack and was confined to hospital for two months,
reported by U.K.-based Daily Mail.
However this was not the end. The cruel husband didn’t give up his on his evil plan and threw a cobra on his wife while she was sleeping in her parents’ house which she had gone to to recuperate after she was released from hospital.
The poor woman wasn’t so fortunate the second time around and died in pain, leaving her 1-year-old baby behind.
“Sooraj stayed in the same room as Uthra as if nothing had happened. He was going about his morning routine the next day when he was alerted by Uthra's mother's screams,” read a police statement.
“They took her to the hospital where the doctor said she had died,” it continued.
Uthra’s family became suspicious and informed the police after Sooraj raced to procure his wife’s property for himself shortly after she died.
Phone records revealed his contacts with serpent handlers and police also discovered some “cobra attack” videos he had watched on Internet.
“Sooraj feared that divorcing Uthra would mean giving back all the dowry. That's when he decided to kill her,” the police statement said, pointing out that Sooraj who was working in a private bank, wasn’t a wealthy man whereas Uthra was a daughter of a very rich family.
The dowry entailed nearly 100 gold coins, a new car and close to $20,000 in cash.
