The police on Monday arrested a 30-year-old lady for allegedly killing her husband and burying his physique within the bottom of their home in Odisha’s Jajpur district, an officer mentioned.
The accused, recognized as Dumari Munda of Dubikhal village, surrendered on the Sukinda police station, confessing that she had hit him with a wood rod, resulting in his loss of life on the night time of February 27.
Munda had married Babuli Munda (36), a local of the Balasore district, about seven years again. The couple was staying at Dumari’s parental home in Dubikhal village after marriage.
The couple used to struggle over home points often, the officer mentioned.
On Thursday night, whereas Dumari’s dad and mom had gone to the native market, they quarrelled over some matter, and Babuli allegedly assaulted his spouse.
Enraged, Dumari attacked him with a wood rod, resulting in his loss of life, police mentioned.
When her dad and mom returned from the market, she narrated the incident to them. Babuli’s physique was then buried behind their home.
Nonetheless, different villagers got here to know in regards to the killing on Sunday night time and requested Dumari’s household to report it to the police. Following their recommendation, Dumari surrendered earlier than the police.
Following Dumari’s give up, the Sukinda police registered a case and launched an intensive investigation.
Police exhumed the physique from the again of their home and despatched it for postmortem examination on Monday.
“We’ve got arrested the accused and are investigating it totally to get extra particulars in regards to the circumstances resulting in the incident,” mentioned Sukinda police station IIC Bilwamanagal Sethy.
“The accused has confessed that she killed her husband alone. She claimed that she was fed up together with her husband’s consuming behavior. He would come house drunk and beat her up continuously,” he mentioned.
A courtroom remanded Dumari to judicial custody for 14 days.
