ITANAGAR, Apr 10: The police here on Monday arrested one Karsang Tania for the alleged murder of his wife.
A case has been registered at the Itanagar police station (PS) against Tania over the murder of his wife, Karsang Yapak (Duchok), a resident of Sanglo Putong area in Itanagar, who went missing on 1 April, prompting her family to lodge a missing person report at the Itanagar PS last Friday.
The officer in charge of the Itanagar PS informed that Tania confessed to the crime during interrogation.
“The body of the victim will be exhumed from the area on Wednesday. We have registered a case in this regard and investigation is on,” the OC said.
Meanwhile, the Tache-Tagia Welfare Society on Tuesday strongly condemned the alleged murder and appealed to the authorities to ensure proper investigation into the case, and to award stringent punishment to the culprit as per the law.