A person allegedly killed his 26-year-old wife and torched her body at Malgodam Basti here on Friday night. He later surrendered at the Udit Nagar police station.
According to reports, Surjit Jojo, a truck driver by profession, and his wife Divya Oram were staying at Malgodam Basti for the last one and a half years.
A dispute ensued between the two on Friday night which took an ugly turn when Surjit, in a fit of rage, hacked Divya to death with a knife. In a bid to eliminate evidence, he set the body on fire after pouring petrol over it.
The police started investigation into the incident after Sujit surrendered.