Odisha woman kills husband after fight over illicit affair, held

BERHAMPUR: Gajapati police on Wednesday arrested a 23-year-old woman on the charge of murdering her husband whose decomposed body was recovered from a locked house at Nagarampalli in Paralakhemundi four days back.

Gajapati SP Jatindra Kumar Panda said the accused Haari Meleka was nabbed from a village near Paralakhemundi where she was hiding after killing her 26-year-old husband Jagadish Meleka. The couple hailed from Machakhunti village within Gunupur police limits in Rayagada district.

Panda said Jagadish and Haari came to Paralakhemundi in search of better employment opportunities three months back. They were staying in a rented house at Nagarampalli street. Jagadish used to drive private vehicles.