Suspecting extramarital affair, a city-based lawyer allegedly killed his wife by slitting her throat with a sickle on Tuesday morning in Tikarapara Police Station jurisdiction area, police said.
later the accused also locked himself in a room and attempted suicide by slitting his throat too but his condition is now out of danger.
Station House Officer (SHO), Tikarapara, Rajesh Chaudhari informed that a lawyer practicing in the Raipur District Court, Ashok Chakraborty, 35, suspected his wife Pratibha, 30, of having an extra marital affair.
The accused was having frequent quarrels with his wife , he informed.
The wife of accused had earlier also approached ‘Sakhi’ centre for consultation and also resided at her parents’ home for a long period.
On Tuesday morning, Pratibha was busy preparing meals and was chopping vegetables in living room. The accused again created nuisance there and in a rage attacked Pratibha with a sickle and slit her throat several times, the SHO said.
Pratibha in order to save herself ran outside but collapsed at a corridor. She succumbed to her injuries on the spot, police said.
After feeling guilty over the pain experienced by his wife, Ashok too locked himself in a room and slit his throat. The neighbours after hearing screams reached the incident site and called the police.
Police rushed to the spot and sent Ashok to Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Memorial Hospital for treatment.
The situation of the accused in the hospital is out of danger, said the police official. Police after registering the case sent the dead body for post mortem, police said.