Police on Thursday arrested and court-forwarded a person for killing his wife over her extramarital affairs.
Pradip Mallick, alias Sulabha, on Thursday morning, surrendered at Patkura police station after killing his wife on Wednesday in Baruna village. Police seized the chopper from, informed Kendrapada SDPO Purna Chandra Pradhan.
According to Pradhan, Mallick confessed to his crime. Deceased Manashi Mallick (27), was a ward member and mother of two children.
Pradip earlier had warned his wife to refrain extramarital affairs but in vain. On Wednesday, when he was going to Korua-based bank, he stumbled upon Manashi going in the bike of a youth to Mahala based Jagannath temple. Enraged, Pradip attacked her and killed her there. Meanwhile, Mallick was was remanded to jail custody after his bail petition was rejected.