Refused ₹10 to buy gutkha, Assam man kills wife
The Hindu
Police in western Assam’s Nalbari district arrested the 45-year-old man from Chataimari village
A 45-year-old man in western Assam’s Nalbari district allegedly killed his wife for refusing to give him ₹10 to buy a pouch of gutkha, a mixture of chewing tobacco. The man, identified as Narayan Haloi, was arrested on Saturday morning from his village Chataimari under Mukalmua Police Station. Police said the man was angry when his 38-year-old wife, Bakuli, refused to give him the tenner for buying gutkha, to which he was addicted.More Related News
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