34-year-old Nikhil Badge was caught strangling his wife, Ankana Das, on August 4th. On that day, Das reported that she had taken her two children to the park, and one had a heat rash on his face upon returning home. Upon Das entering the home, Badge began yelling at Das, asking what she did to their son. Das then informed Badge that it was a heat rash; however, he did not listen and told Das that she was no longer allowed to take their children out of the house alone. After this, Das went to her room, and when she returned to the kitchen, Badge and his mother were there. Badge’s mother then asked Das, “Did you learn your lesson?” before Badge allegedly Grabbed Das by the throat and began strangling her with his right hand. Das claimed that he held onto her throat for five minutes and was calling her vulgar names throughout the whole ordeal. Badge eventually let Das go and told her he was going to call the police. Das did not lose consciousness but said she felt like she was going to pass out and described having difficulty breathing, ringing ears, and difficulty swallowing afterward.
Their two children were present during the strangling. When Das brought this to his attention, Badge allegedly stated, “Let them watch.” Badge also called officers and noted that Das heard him and his mother talking and thought it was about her. Badge claims that Das lunged at his mother, and he got in the middle of them to stop her. Badge did not mention any strangulation; however, both of his parents were present. The parents, however, did not speak English, and Badge was translating for them. Through translation, an assault was not mentioned. Badge told officers that he believed the victim was calling the police to make false reports to get his parents kicked out of the house. Officers noted that neither Das nor Badge had visible injuries. Officers determined that Badge was deemed the primary aggressor, and he was taken into custody for aggravated assault.