Woman kills liquor addict hubby in Bhavnagar

RAJKOT: A woman on Tuesday night allegedly killed her husband after being fed up with his liquor habit and physical torture, in a village in Bhavnagar district. The deceased was identified as Raju Joliya and police detained his wife Kajal after Raju's brother Ramesh filed a complaint at Mahuva police station.
According to police, the couple had got married for seven years and lived in Nesvad village under Mahuva taluka. They had two daughters aged 3.5 years and 1.5 years. Raju was unemployed and his wife Kajal was earning some money from diamond polishing.
Their neighbour Devuben who was a witness to the murder told police that Raju was a liquor addict and every day he used to beat Kajal in an inebriated state. On the night of May 30, a quarrel between the husband and wife started around 11.30pm and Raju started beating Kajal and also tried to choke her.
"In self defence, Kajal threw chilly powder into his eyes and as soon as she released herself from Raju's grip, she brought an iron pestle from the kitchen, sat on Raju's chest and hit him with the pestle on his head for five to six times," said deputy superintendent of police Jaydeepsinh Sarvaiya. Kajal then brought a lace and strangulated Raju. According to Devuben, Kajal then set on fire the clothes she was wearing. In the morning, the neighbour informed Raju's mother and brother who rushed to the his house and informed police.