A woman was arrested for allegedly killing her sleeping husband out of jealousy in Kandhamal district, police informed here on Saturday.
The woman identified as Sabitri Sahoo (28), the second wife of the deceased, confessed to her crime before police. The incident had occurred on February 7 night.
According to reports, Arta Sahoo (40), a resident of Kalipanga village under the Phiringia police limits in the district, had married her first wife’s sister Sabitri a few years ago even though the first wife was alive.
As he continued to love his first wife, Sabitri was jealous of her own sister. Sabitri decided to eliminate Arta forever. As per her plan, she slit Arta’s throat with a billhook while he was sleeping.
Initially, police had suspected an outsider behind the murder. During the course of investigation, the police interrogated Sabitri, who later confessed to killing her husband out of jealousy.