A family feud took a violent turn when a man allegedly strangled his wife to death with an electric wire at Dhamandanga village under the Kantabanji police station in Balangir district late on Monday night. Later, the accused identified as Jayaram Majhi was detained by police and was being interrogated.According to reports, an altercation broke out between Jayaram and his wife Urmila over some matter. During the quarrel, Jayaram in a fit of rage strangled his wife with the help of an electric wire. She died on the spot.
Urmila's body was found lying in the house with blood stain on her neck by neighbours, who immediately informed the parents of the deceased.Urmila's father Trilochan rushed to the spot and informed police. Alleging his daughter was murdered, Trilochan lodged a complaint. "The body has been sent for investigation Further investigation was on," police said.Jayaram had married Urmila of Kantabanji five years ago and the couple has two sons and a daughter, reports said.