Rourkela: A man allegedly stabbed her wife to death and set the body on fire at Malgodown slum under Udit Nagar police limits in Rourkela of Sundargarh district on Friday night.
The accused, Sanjit Jojo, surrendered before police after committing the crime.
Some local residents told police that the accused attacked her wife Dibya Oram (26) with a bhujali after an altercation broke out between the two over some issue.
Dibya and Sanjit got married 2.5 years ago. Since then, they had been living separately from their parents, reports said.