Jharsuguda: A 55-year-old man was arrested Monday for allegedly bludgeoning his wife to death with a brick following a domestic dispute in Jharsuguda district’s Gudam village.
The accused, Nehru Padhan, reportedly killed his wife Saraswati Padhan (47) in the early hours of Sunday after a heated argument turned violent. Both were dailywage labourers, according to police sources.
“The verbal altercation escalated when the accused became agitated and repeatedly struck his wife with a brick, killing her on the spot,” said a police official from Rengali police station. Upon receiving information about the incident, Rengali police personnel rushed to the scene.