Sundargarh: In a shocking incident, a man killed his wife and then hanged himself to death in Damkuda village under Talasara police station limits of Odisha’s Sundargarh district on Tuesday. Locals spotted the couple dead in their house and informed the police.
Although the exact reason behind the incident is yet to be ascertained, police suspect that it was a fall-out of a bitter domestic feud.
According to reports, Hemant Jaksena of Damkuda village left his village for Goa several years ago. There he earned a living through various means. Hemant’s wife lived with her mother-in-law and sister-in-law. Hemant returned home before the Holi festival and lived separately with his wife.
On Tuesday, the couple had a bitter fight following which he killed his wife by suffocating her with a pillow when she was asleep. Next, Hemant committed suicide by hanging from the roof of his room.
On being informed, police sent the bodies for post-mortem and launched a probe into the tragic incident.
