Vexed over fight between two wives, man decides to sell one

Had planned to kill her in case he failed to sell her; ‘accused needed his first wife as they had three kids’

August 11, 2018 01:42 am | Updated 01:42 am IST - New Delhi

 Saddam Hussain (23) in police custody on Friday.

Saddam Hussain (23) in police custody on Friday.

A 23-year-old man was arrested for allegedly trying to sell his second wife as he was frustrated over constant fighting between his two spouses, the police said on Friday.

Saddam Hussain, from Bihar’s Araria, is a resident of Haryana’s Panipat, the police said, adding that he was arrested while attempting to sell his second wife in a brothel in GB Road.

Saddam first got married around five years back and has three children from it, the police said.

Around two years back, he married another woman.

At first, both his wives had no clue about each other. But soon his secret came to the light following which he brought his second wife to the home where his first wife and children lived. Then, they all started living together in the same house, the police said.

“Saddam said that initially everything was fine but after a few months, his wives started to fights over petty issues. He was frustrated with the regular fights in the house and decided to sell one of them,” said a police officer.

During interrogation, the accused said he decided not to sell his first wife as he needed her to take care of his children. Also, he said that his second wife was younger and had no children. So, he decided to sell her and brought her to Delhi on the pretext of spending some quality time with her, the police said.

Saddam had also planned to kill her and dumping the body if he failed to sell her.

“He had purchased a knife and a new shirt. After the murder, he had planned to dispose of the old shirt as it would have bloodstain,” the officer added.

Came to city’s GB Road

He checked in at a hotel near GB Road with his second wife and made contacts with several pimps in the area, the police said.

But, he failed to fix a good deal to sell off his wife.

Meanwhile, a pimp informed Kamla Market SHO Sunil Kumar about his suspicious activities.

Mr. Kumar along with other staff laid a trap to nab Saddam. The officer called him posing as a pimp and offered him ₹1.20 lakh for the deal. They also sent ₹10,000 as an advance payment.

“We laid a trap at a scheduled spot where Saddam was called to collect the remaining amount and hand over the woman. He was then nabbed from there and the woman was rescued,” Mr. Kumar added. “The accused has been booked under IPC Section 370 [trafficking of persons] and the woman has been sent to shelter home,” the police said.

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