Man axes wife to death in Jharkhand

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Medininagar (Jharkhand), July 3: A 30-year-old man allegedly killed his wife with an axe under the influence of alcohol in Jharkhand’s Palamu district, police said on Thursday.

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The incident occurred at Mahuari village in Naudiha Bazar police station area on Wednesday night following an argument with his wife, identified as Itwariya Bhuiyan, they said.

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The accused, identified as Basant Bhuiyan, has been arrested, Naudiha Bazar police station in-charge Amit Kumar Dwivedi said.

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“The couple frequently fought over the husband’s drinking habit. This issue led to a heated exchange of words on Wednesday night. The husband killed his wife with an axe in a fit of rage. The weapon used in the murder has been seized,” he said. (PTI)

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