Chaibasa (Jharkhand), Oct 28 A 35-year-old woman was axed to death allegedly by her husband following a domestic dispute in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, Mangil Sinku, was arrested soon after police were informed of the incident, Jagannathpur police station officer-in-charge Tinku Kumar Das said.
The couple had quarrelled over a domestic issue late Tuesday night, following which Mangil allegedly attacked his wife, Salmi Sinku, with a pickaxe, the officer said.
The woman’s father-in-law was asleep in the courtyard of the house and was unaware of the dispute, he added.
A police team rushed to the spot after being informed of the incident and recovered the body, which was sent for post-mortem.
Police also recovered the pickaxe allegedly used in the crime.
Further investigation was underway to ascertain the exact cause of the incident, Das said.
(PTI News)
