Man strangulates wife, burns body

Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, a man strangulated his wife to death and then burnt her body.

The incident was reported today from Batadei slum area under Mancheswar police limits in Bhubaneswar.

The accused has been identified as Bibhisan a resident of the area. As per information, Bibhisan suspected his wife of having an extra marital affair due to which his relationship with his wife had been under strain for quite some time. As a result they often used to quarrel. Neighbours said the couple had an argument on the night before the incident.

The deceased's sister said "My brother-in-law used to consume alcohol and also smoke ganja. Due to misunderstanding over infidelity they used to have arguments very often and yesterday when we saw smoke billowing out of their house we broke open the door and found that my sister’s body was lying burnt. When I asked my brother-in-law, he said that he strangulated and then set her body on fire."

Meanwhile, Bhubaneswar DCP Satyabrata Bhoi said that a case has been registered and investigation is on.