Balasore, July 19: In a gruesome incident, a man allegedly thrashed his wife to death in an inebriated condition in Oupada block of Odisha’s Balasore district last night.
The deceased has been identified as Gurubari Singh and the incident has been reported from Singhsahi village under Oupada block.
As per reports, the accused, identified as Pandu Singh (50), often used to return home in an inebriated state and thrash his wife. On the fateful night, the accused started thrashing Gurubari in which she sustained grave injuries and died on the spot.
Sources also revealed that Pandu had previously broken Gurubari's hand in a separate incident of abuse.
After being alerted by local villagers, Oupada police reached the spot and sezied the body. Subsequently, it was sent for post-mortem.
Further investigation into the matter was underway.
