A man was arrested on Wednesday for hacking his wife to death at Babejuri village under the Kuchinda police station in Sambalpur district. The accused was identified as Premchand Tirki. He was in severe financial distress following his unemployment for last few months.
Besides, he used to return home drunk, which led frequent quarrels. However, on Tuesday night he again had a heated altercation with his wife Bharati at late night over some matter and losing his cool he attacked her with a sharp weapon. She was killed on the spot. Based on a complaint filed the women’s father, the police registered a murder case and arrested the accused.