Banda (UP), Jun 16 (PTI) A woman was stabbed to death by her husband following an argument in a village here on Friday evening, police said.

The incident happened in Kotwali police station area. The accused Shivkumar (27) has been taken into custody, they said.

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Chunni Devi (26) was stabbed to death with a knife by her husband Shivkumar after an argument, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Laxmi Niwas Mishra said.

The body has been sent for post-mortem examination and an investigation is underway.

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