Man beheads neighbour's wife; surrenders before police

Sambalpur, Dec 25 (UNI) A daily labourer under the influence of liquor today beheaded his neighbour's wife Tapaswini Singhdeo today and surrendered before police with the severed head and the axe.

Police said one Ghasiram Majhi (50), residing in Kanijuri at the outskirts of Sambalpur town, did not flee after committing the ghastly crime and proceeded to the Town police station to confess his crime.

Hundreds of people panicked at such an unseen scene in Sambalpur town. However, the police arrested Ghasiram at Cheruapara and went to the place of incident for further investigation.

According to the locals, Ghasiram and the deceased Tapaswini's husband Uttam Singhdeo, a driver, were good friends. But Tapaswini always suspected her husband having illicit relation with Ghasiram's wife Jaladei Majhi.

She also often quarreled with Ghasiram and his wife in this regard. When Tapaswini did so today, Ghasiram unable to tolerate the blame on his wife attacked Tapaswini with an axe and killed her brutally.

Police had registered a case under section 302 of the IPC and arrested Ghasiram.

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