In a gruesome incident, a person allegedly chopped off his wife’s hand at Medam village under Udala block of Mayurbhanj district and surrendered before police with the severed body part.
Reports said a dispute between Gaya Nayak and his wife Pana Nayak took an ugly turn on Tuesday afternoon as the former cut the woman’s left hand with a sharp weapon.
While Pana sustained grievous injuries and was screaming in pain, Gaya took the severed hand of his wife and surrendered at the police station with it.
Later, police rescued the woman in a critical condition and admitted her to the Udala sub-divisional hospital for treatment. The accused has been arrested.