Berhampur: A woman allegedly strangulated her husband to death after a heated argument and tried to pass it off as a case of suicide at Mundamurai village under Dharakote police limits in Odisha’s Ganjam district.
The deceased has been identified as Amar Nayak.
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According to sources, the incident took place late on Tuesday after a verbal spat broke out between Amar and his wife, Anjana Nayak, and soon escalated into a physical altercation. In a fit of rage, Anjana allegedly strangled Amar to death. She then tried to stage the scene to look like a suicide. However, locals, suspecting foul play, alerted police.
On being informed, Dharakote police reached the spot and seized the body for postmortem. Anjana was taken into custody for questioning.
