According to the police, a man in Bahadurpur village, Uttar Pradesh allegedly beheaded his wife and walked with with her severed head for almost one and half kilometres on Sunday, 2 February, before being arrested, reports Hindustan Times.
"On Saturday afternoon, the man had a fight with his wife. He dragged her out of his house and beheaded her. Then, he began walking towards the police station with his wife's severed head," the police said.
The man, identified as 30-year-old, Akhilesh Rawat, was married to his wife, Rajani, for almost two years. According to a police officer privy to the matter, the couple had a baby girl three months ago, who died few days after birth due to illness.
“I doubt that Rajani’s daughter died a natural death. Akhilesh’s family must have had some role in her death.”Jagdish Rawat, victims brother
Superintendent of Police (SP) Arvind Chaturvedi said the couple started fighting on some issue and Akhilesh allegedly attacked her with a sharp edged weapon.
“We have recovered the weapon from the accused’s home,” added the cop.
“A case has been registered against the accused. We are interrogating him to know as to how and why he killed his wife.”Arvind Chaturvedi, Superintendent of Police
The SP said the accused had been arrested and a case of dowry death filed against him on the complaint of victim’s father.
(With inputs from Hindustan Times, NDTV)
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