Man beats wife to death in Odisha’s Soro

Soro: A man beat his wife to death over a family dispute in Soro of Odisha’s Balasore district. The incident has come to the fore from Paikapada village of Fatehpur panchayat under the Upada police limits of the district.

The deceased was identified as Sarmila Singh, while the accused husband has been identified as Ramchandra Singh.

According to sources, Ramchandra, a driver, returned home at 5 pm on Saturday after which, he and his wife had an argument. As the argument turned violent, Ramchandra sent their sons out of the house. In a fit of rage, he took a stick and started beating Sarmila. Due to getting hit on the head, Sarmila died on the spot.

The locals got to know the incident and immediately informed the police about it.

On being informed, police reached the spot, recovered the body, and sent it for autopsy. The cops also detained Ramchandra and initiated an investigation into the matter.