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Faridabad, May 29 (PTI) A 41-year-old man drowned himself in a canal here allegedly after his wife stopped him from drinking alcohol, police said on Friday.
Vishal was a resident of Yad Ram Colony in Faridabad and reportedly an alcoholic, they said.
In her statement to the police, His wife, Sanyogita, said her husband had been unemployed for the past eight months and she supported the household by teaching at a private school.
The mother of two said Vishal’s alcoholism led to daily fights at home.
On Wednesday, according to the police, Sanyogita stopped Vishal from drinking, so he got into a fight and left the house.
They searched for him, but he was nowhere to be found.
On Friday, police received information about a body in the Gurgaon canal between
the Sarurpur and Madalpur villages.
The body was fished out, and documents on it led to the man’s identity.
Police spokesperson Yashpal said that the body was sent to BK Hospital for a post-mortem, and the matter is being investigated. PTI COR VN VN
