A 20-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her husband in the wee hours on Tuesday in Sundargarh district. The accused after committing the crime fled from the spot.
Jagdish Majhi (25) was residing with his wife Sasmita, a seven-month-old son and mother at Simdega under the Talsara police station. He along with his mother, wife and son had gone to his friend Kartik Sa’s house at Deobhubanpur under the Kinjrikela police station on Sunday to attend a function.
In the wee hours on Tuesday, Jagdish and Sasmita had quarreled over some issue at the house of Kartik Sa. In a fit of rage, he brought an axe and attacked Sasmita, killing her on the spot and ran away. Police are now searching for Jagidsh.