Bengaluru, Mar 26 (PTI): A 39-year-old cab driver allegedly strangled his wife to death and later surrendered before a police station, confessing to his crime, police said on Wednesday.

Chandrashekhar was taken into custody after police visited the scene of crime, they said.

The accused was suspicious of his wife's character and that prima facie was the motive behind the murder, police said.

According to the police, his suspicion grew as she was always on the phone having conversations with someone and this often led to arguments and fight between them.

On Tuesday too, an argument broke out between Chandrashekhar and his 35-year-old wife and in a fit of rage, he allegedly strangled her to death. After killing her, he went to Sampigehalli police station and confessed his crime.

During interrogation, he told police that he suspected her of having a relationship with someone else, a senior police officer said.

The couple have been married for about 12 years and have two sons -- 10-year-old and a six-year-old, he said.

At the time of the incident, children were at school, he added.

"We have registered a case of murder and arrested the accused in connection with the incident," the officer said.

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Islamabad (PTI): Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday said that the next round of Iran-US negotiations was expected soon.

Asif made these remarks on Monday, a day after the Islamabad talks failed to clinch a deal.

The 21-hour talks between the US and Iran on Saturday were the first of their kind since 1979 due to the involvement of top-level officials from both sides. The two sides, however, failed to secure a lasting peace deal to end hostilities following their talks in Pakistan over the weekend.

Speaking to the media outside Parliament House, Asif said there had been a sense of satisfaction after the talks that there were no negative developments so far.

“Only positive progress has been observed,” he said, indicating that the ongoing diplomatic efforts were moving in a constructive direction.

The next round of Iran-US negotiations was expected soon, he added.

The Express Tribune reported that responding to a question about whether Pakistan would play a decisive role in shaping the region’s future, Asif said that ultimate decisions rest with Allah.

Vice President JD Vance, who led the US delegation at the negotiations in Islamabad, said the Iranian side did not accept Washington's terms for ending the war even as the US presented its "final and best offer".

Hours after the talks collapsed, US President Donald Trump said on social media that the negotiations with Iran failed as "Iran is unwilling to give up its nuclear ambitions."

Pakistan led the diplomatic push to bring the two sides to the table, which became possible after an appeal by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif earlier this week, leading to a pause in the fighting.

The conflict began after the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28, paralysing global energy markets and disrupting trade.