the accused hit the wife’s head, causing her to die on the spot.
The accused had married a year earlier, the third marriage, the first wife had died and the second had run away due to Santosh’s (the accused) violent tendencies. the accused hit the wife’s head, causing her to die on the spot.
On Tuesday, husband killed his wife with an axe at Vairahi Tola in Kanda, Nawabazar police station area. There was often a dispute between the two and even this m
orning, they were quarreling over something. Due to the efforts of the villagers, the accused was handed over to the police. The police has started investigating the Bhijwa case for the autopsy postmortem.
Blood stains were found in the house
The deceased was identified as Soni Devi (25). The villagers caught Soni’s husband Santosh Ravi (35) after the incident and tied her arms and legs with a rope. After this, the police, who arrived at the notice of the incident, arrested the accused. Soni was hit by a sharp axe by Santosh Ravi. This killed Soni on the spot. Blood stains were found in the house.
The third wife of the accused is now deceased
The deceased Soni Devi was the third wife of accused Santosh Ravi. The couple had no children. The first wife died during childbirth. The second wife had run away leaving her upset due to Santosh’s violent tendencies. Santosh married Soni only a year ago.
The villagers tied the accused with a rope.
There was often a dispute between the two
There was often a dispute between the couple. According to the villagers, each day the two quarreled over each other for some or the other matter. Sometimes the case was calm on intervening defense. The accused works as laborers.
