Rajasthan: Man kills wife, rides bike to police station and confesses

JAIPUR: A 40-year-old farmer of Losal of Sikar district, mercilessly hacked his 38-year-old wife Sharda Devi with an axe after a heated argument on Wednesday morning. After killing his wife, Dharam Raj rode his bike covering five kilometers from Bhirana village to Losal police station and confessed of his crime.
The duo had got married 20 years ago and have two teenage sons.
Dharam Raj had returned from Muscat of Oman a couple of years ago, where he had worked as a labourer.After returning from Oman, he started farming but had the habit of drinking. “He killed his wife under the influence of liquor and reached the police station in an inebriated state. While other family members were sleeping, he attacked his wife with an axe,” said Rajesh Arya, circle officer, Sikar rural.
The police have arrested the accused on charge of murdering his wife. The body has been sent to postmortem. When other members of the family heard the screaming noise of Devi, they rushed outside. Devi was lying in the pool of blood having injury marks on her neck and face.
However, in the initial investigation, the police have found that Dharam Raj mostly spent her time outside the house and even he was having food somewhere else. He had a strained relationship with his wife. The police are investigating the matter to find out where Dharam Raj used to spend most of his time before killing his wife.
The police are collecting evidence and questioning neighbours. They have also recovered the weapon used in the murder.