Man beheads wife suspecting infidelity, carries head to Police Station
Puri: A man allegedly beheaded his wife suspecting infidelity in a village in Odisha's Puri district, a police officer said. He then walked into the police station with the severed head and surrendered himself. The incident occurred at Raiberuan village on Sunday night following a heated argument between the couple, Puri SP Uma Sankar Dash said.
Accused 40-year-old Ganesh Beura, who was working with a private company in Chennai, had recently come home. The couple entered into frequent arguments as the accused suspected that his 34-year-old wife Annapurna Beura was having an extramarital affair, Dash said.
During one such heated exchange on Sunday night, Beura killed his wife and beheaded her, the SP said.He walked into Astaranga police station with the severed head of his and narrated the entire incident to the police, an officer said.
However, family members of the woman alleged that the accused had been torturing his wife when she was in Chennai, because of which she had returned to Odisha. A forensic team has visited the crime site and conducted a thorough examination.
Investigation is on, a police officer said.Beura has been taken into custody and the woman's body has been sent for post-mortem.
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Second PUC results: Life convict clears exam with distinction, DGP lauds effort
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Bengaluru: A life convict lodged in Ballari Central Prison has successfully cleared the second PUC examination.
Ashok Kumar S, who appeared for the examination under prison escort, secured 481 marks out of 600, registering 80.1 percent.
Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services), Alok Kumar (IPS), shared the development on his official ‘X’ handle, commending the inmate’s achievement.
In his post, he stated that it was heartening to see a life convict score over 80 percent in the examination, adding that the inmate had appeared from Ballari Central Prison under escort.
It’s heartening to see that one of our life convict prisoners Ashok has obtained 80.1% marks in PUC exam. He appeared under Prison escort from Ballari Central Prison for his exams.
— alok kumar (@alokkumar6994) April 9, 2026
Glad to see that Walls of the prison has not subdued his hopes for a better future. pic.twitter.com/Nzlcy076SR
He further noted that the achievement reflected that the “walls of the prison have not subdued his hopes for a better future.”
Alok Kumar in his post also shared the result sheet of Ashok.
The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) declared the second PUC results for 2026 on April 9.
A total of 6,32,200 students appeared for the examination across all streams, of whom 5,46,698 passed, recording an overall pass percentage of 86.48 per cent.
