Kota man hacks wife to death, drags body for 80 metres on road

KOTA: A man hacked his wife to death with an axe following a brawl in Bhatapada area under Rampura city police station here on Tuesday night. He then dragged her body 70-80 metres on the street, harbouring panic and terror across the area.
The couple’s 9-month-old son was also injured in the attack and succumbed to injuries during treatment in a hospital on Wednesday.
The accused, who fled after committing the crime, later surrendered.
Pintu, alias Sunil Valmiki, killed his wife Seema (35) with an axe at his house on Tuesday, DSP and CO of the area Ramkalyan said.
Sunil then dragged his wife body for about 70-80 metres on the street and left it at a place when people came out of their houses, he added.
Following a complaint about the incident, police reached the spot and recovered the body and sent it to a mortuary for post-mortem, he added.
The couple’s son, Avinash, who also sustained serious injuries in the attack, succumbed during treatment in a hospital on Wednesday, the CO said.
The motive behind the murder is yet to be probed. Sources said Sunil killed his wife after a brawl.
Initial investigation revealed the couple was married around 15 years ago and had two sons, one 9 years old and other a toddler.
According to police, the couple was not on good terms for the last few years and the woman was at her brother’s house on Tuesday afternoon when her husband reached there and brought his wife and the younger son with him to his house in Bhatapada, Rampura SHO Hansraj Meena said.
The accused man was a daily wage laborer and was an occasional consumer of liquor and was not drunken at the time of crime on Tuesday late evening, he further said.
“After initial investigation, Pintu was arrested for the double murder. The accused reached the city police station after the crime on Tuesday evening and admitted to the crime following which he had been detained,” Kota city SP Vikas Pathak said.
The accused has five criminal cases against him that included rape, assault and possession of illegal weapons, he added.