A woman was stabbed to death allegedly by her husband due to family feud in Dhatikiposh village under the Bonai police station in the district on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Raibari Kishan, wife of accused, Gobind Kishan.
A bitter argument started between the couple in the morning over some family matter. In a fit of rage, Gobind took out a knife and stabbed Raibari repeatedly. He fled the spot leaving the woman critically injured.
Though some neighbours rushed to her rescue, the woman succumbed to the injuries before she could be shifted to the hospital.
Later, Bonai police reached the spot and sent the body for postmortem. Police have lodged a case and launched a hunt to nab the accused.