Latest News | Man Kills Wife, Dies by Suicide in Sonbhadra Forest

Sonbhadra (UP), May 7 (PTI) A man allegedly killed his wife with an axe and then died by hanging at a forest in Sitarkhand area here on Wednesday, a police officer said.

Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Kalu Singh said Rajendra Gurjar (38), a resident of Palpal village under Rampur Barkonia police station limits, had gone to the Sitarkhand forest with his wife Rita (35) to collect chironji nuts.

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There the couple allegedly got into a heated argument following which Rajendra, in a fit of rage, attacked Rita with an axe, fatally striking her on the neck. After she died, he used her saree to hang himself from a nearby tree.

The ASP said the incident occurred around noon on Wednesday but due to the remoteness of the location, the police were informed only around 4 pm.

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Police have taken possession of the bodies and are carrying out further legal procedures, he added.

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