Man in India kills wife because she was ugly and had dark complexion...

He married her much against his wishes, only because his parents forced him to do so. But he always felt she was ugly and not a suitable wife. Sadly, it ended in murder.

On Thursday, garment employee Govindaraju, 26, strangled Muddamma, 20, and spun a story that she had locked the house. During interrogation, he admitted having killed her and the Rajagopalnagar police arrested him. Govindaraju from Madhugiri had been working in a garment factory for the past four years. Three months ago, his family insisted he marry Muddamma. He wasn't too happy that she was dark in complexion. More...

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