A 39-year-old man was arrested on Friday for allegedly murdering his estranged wife in Mira Road. The alleged incident took place over the custody of their children. The accused, an interior designer by profession, slit his wife’s throat and also stabbed her on the chest multiple times using a sharp-edged weapon, leading to her death on the spot, according to the police. The police have identified the accused as Nadeem Ahmed Khan and the deceased as Amreen Khan. 

According to the police, Amreeen, 36, had come from Bandra to take custody of her children following an order issued by the Thane Sessions Court. Desperate to gain children’s custody, she faced resistance from her husband, who was unhappy due to her having abandoned him for the past two years, the police said.