Husband commits suicide after killing his wife
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Jharkhand. In Khunti, the husband committed suicide after killing his wife. The case pertains to Rowauli village located in Kevda Panchayat under Murhu police station area of Khunti district. In a domestic dispute here, 55-year-old Soma Hassa Purti hacked his wife, 50-year-old Bigan Hapadgada, to death with a shovel. After killing his wife, Soma committed suicide by hanging himself from a jackfruit tree. Villagers told that there used to be frequent disputes between the couple. It is being told that the village of Khunti where this incident took place is situated in a very remote area. Mobile network also does not work in the village, so there was a delay in informing the police. Sensation spread in the village regarding the incident. The Police is investigating.
It is said that there were frequent quarrels between the couple. At the time of the incident, Hassa Purti had left with his wife to go to his in-laws’ village, Konseya. On the way there was a fight between the two and both returned to the village. But about 100 meters before the village, near his farm, Soma hacked his wife with a spade, killing her on the spot. After the death of his wife, Soma went home and hanged himself on a jackfruit tree with a plastic rope. An hour after the incident, the cousin of the deceased informed the villagers after seeing both the bodies. On Monday morning, after holding a meeting, the villagers informed the police about the incident after finding a mobile network. After this, SI Digambar Pandey of Murhu police station reached the spot along with the armed forces.
At the same time, the postmortem of both the dead bodies was done and handed over to the relatives. The deceased couple has six daughters and two sons. Three daughters are married. SDPO Amit Kumar told that the case is being investigated by registering an FIR at Murhu police station.