A man allegedly slit his wife’s throat with a sharp weapon over a domestic quarrel at Dhapaguda in Nabarangpur district on Friday.
The victim was identified as Rubina Harijan (40) and the accused as Swami Nathu Harijan( 52). According to police, the incident took place around 10 am at the couple’s house.
The victim suffered a deep gash on the the neck and was rushed to the Umarkote Community Health Centre (CHC) and later referred to the District Headquarters Hospital in a critical condition.
The neighbours of the couple revealed that Swami’s behaviour was erratic for the past several days.
A daily wager, he used to return home drunk and engage in altercations with his wife and abuse their children without any cause.
Police have detained the accused and investigation is on, said the Umarkote SDPO.