Drunk husband, 60, ‘killed his wife with a bullet to the head because his dinner was late’ in a case that has rocked India

A drunk man has been arrested after shooting his wife dead for serving his dinner late after he staggered home at 11.45pm, police in India have revealed.
Ashok Kumar, 60, had been drinking heavily when he returned to his home in Ghaziabad, near Delhi and demanded food from his wife, Sunaina.
When the 55-year-old refused to serve him immediately, a fight broke out between the couple and he shot her.
She was taken to hospital with a gunshot wound to her head, but had died of her injuries.
Rupesh Singh, a senior police officer in Ghaziabad city near the capital Delhi, said Kumar confessed to his crime and now regrets his actions.
Mr Singh said: “The man used to drink every day. On Saturday, he came home drunk and started having an argument with his wife.
“She was upset with his drinking habit and wanted to talk about it, but he wanted dinner immediately.
“He got frustrated with the delay and shot her.”
The story has made headlines across the country.
According to reports, the shooting took place at about 11.45pm local time on Saturday in the Mnsarovar Park colony in Delhi.
His son Rinku, 32, told The Times of India, that he had threatened her with the gun before shooting her.
“A quarrel broke out between them as my mother refused to serve food immediately,” he said.
“Infuriated over the delay, my father whipped out a gun and threatened her. I, my wife and [my brother] Tinku tried to intervene. But he opened fire and the bullet hit my mother on her head.
“She collapsed at the spot.”