In a shocking incident reported from the outskirts of a Karnataka village, a man allegedly murdered his wife by slitting her throat and later surrendered before the police.
Following the murder, the accused allegedly contacted his mother-in-law, Narasamma, and told her, “I have killed your daughter Padma.”
Preliminary police observations at the crime scene revealed a deep sharp-weapon injury on the victim’s neck, along with one or two suspected stab wounds. The incident took place in Tatahalli village in of Chikkaballapur district. Her husband reportedly took her away from the house on the pretext of speaking to her and allegedly murdered her in a grove on the outskirts of the village. Meanwhile, Narasamma lodged a murder complaint at the Sidlaghatta Rural Police Station. However, the exact motive behind the murder is yet to be established and will be determined through further investigation.
The victim has been identified as Padma (30), a resident of Gauribidanur town and the accused has been identified as her husband, Chandra (34).
Padma had come to her parental home in Tatahalli village, according to the police. The couple had been experiencing marital disputes for nearly two years, according to the dead woman’s mother.
He subsequently went to the Gauribidanur Rural Police Station and surrendered before the police, reportedly confessing to the crime.
