Jharkhand Shocker: 34-Year-Old Man Kills Wife With Hammer Amid Fight Over Money

A 34-year-old man allegedly killed his wife by hitting her with a hammer in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharswan district, police said on Tuesday.

Representative Image (Photo Credits: IANS)

Seraikela, January 30: A 34-year-old man allegedly killed his wife by hitting her with a hammer in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharswan district, police said on Tuesday. Rajesh Kumar, the husband, was arrested and the blood-stained hammer was recovered from his house in Bantanagar in RIT police station area, they said. Jharkhand Shocker: Teacher Shoots Dead Two Colleagues at Government School in Godda District

Rajesh and his wife Priyanka, 31, were fighting over the last few days as she was demanding money for jewellery and school fees of their children, police said. Amid one such fight between the two on Sunday, Rajesh allegedly pushed his wife, picked a hammer that was lying nearby and hit her on the head in a fit of rage, they said. Jharkhand Shocker: Mother Shoots 15-Year-Old Daughter Dead in Giridih After Brawl Over The Latter’s Marriage

She died instantly, they added. During interrogation, Rajesh, who is originally from Bihar's Nawada, broke down and confessed to killing his wife, police claimed. A case was registered under IPC section 302 (murder), and when produced before a court, he was sent to judicial custody, they said.

(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)

Share Now

Share Now