Man arrested for killing wife, faking cardiac arrest in Beed

• Suresh Sherphule (48) was arrested for allegedly killing his wife, Sheelabai Sherphule (45), in Beed district, Maharashtra.
• The accused reportedly struck his wife on the head with a wooden stick during an argument at Hatola, Ambajogai tehsil.
• Suresh attempted to conceal the murder by claiming his wife died of a cardiac arrest and transported her body to his native village, Alura, in Nanded district for last rites.
• Beed police received a tip-off about the suspicious death and alerted Nanded police.
• Police intervened at Alura, halted the funeral, and found injuries on the victim's head, leading to Suresh's arrest.

Why It Matters: A man was arrested in Maharashtra for allegedly murdering his wife and attempting to stage it as a natural death.