Man beheads wife, roams with severed head in Chhattisgarh's Korba
Korba (Chhattisgarh) (PTI): A 58-year-old man allegedly beheaded his wife at a village in Chhattisgarh's Korba district and then roamed around carrying the severed head, police said on Thursday.
The incident occurred on Wednesday evening in Bundeli village under the Rajgamar police outpost limits.
The accused, Salik Ram Yadav, a watchman at a local poultry farm, allegedly attacked his 50-year-old wife with a sharp meat-cutting weapon following a dispute while under the influence of alcohol, a police official said.
After the murder, the man was seen roaming in the village carrying the severed head in one hand and the weapon in the other. He then allegedly placed the severed head and the weapon in a plastic sack, leaving the torso at the spot, and reached the Rajgamar police outpost, the official said.
During questioning, the accused claimed that he committed the crime after frequent disputes with his wife, who allegedly suspected his character, he said.
The couple, originally from Ajgarbahar Haldimada village in Korba block, had been working at the poultry farm for the past three years and have four children.
The accused has been arrested and the weapon used in the crime has been seized, the official said.
The body has been sent for post-mortem examination, and further investigation is underway, he added.
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Assembly polls: Voting ends, TN witnesses record 82.24 per cent turnout
Chennai (PTI): Voting for the Tamil Nadu Assembly election ended at 6 PM on Thursday and electors who gathered in the polling stations before the time for closure of polling were allowed to vote, officials said.
About 82.24 per cent of the 5.73 crore eligible voters exercised their franchise in the election to the 234-member strong Tamil Nadu Assembly, a record turnout. This was the provincial figure till 5 pm and the final data will be made available following consolidation of data, officials added.
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People voted in as many as 75,064 polling stations in 33,133 locations to decide the fortunes of 4,023 candidates.
The DMK, which heads the Secular Progressive Alliance, is seeking to retain power, and is leading a multi-party coalition that includes Congress, Left parties and the VCK. The AIADMK, heading the National Democratic Alliance, on the other hand, is pushing for a return to power with allies BJP, AMMK and PMK, among others, in tow.
Actor Vijay-led TVK is attempting to break the decades long tradition of DMK and AIADMK alternatively ruling the state and form its government.
Despite the scorching sun, people turned up enthusiastically in polling stations right from 7 AM onwards and cast their votes and those who had gathered before 6 PM, the appointed time for closure of polling, were allowed to vote.
