A man who killed his partner on a busy road in Palghar's Vasai because he suspected she was dating someone else has admitted to attempting suicide twice, a police official said on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, the Palghar man identified as Rohit Yadav (32) killed Aarti Yadav (22) in Vasai by striking her in the head 18 times with a wrench. Despite the large number of bystanders, he did not flee and remained by her body until police arrived, reported PTI.