Overview
- The couple’s trip near Balurgi in Afzalpur taluk turned deadly Thursday late morning, when the husband allegedly dragged his wife onto the road, slashed her with a sharp weapon, and ran a car over her.
- Witnesses recorded the assault on mobile phones, and a few tried to intervene by throwing stones, but they could not stop the attack.
- Afzalpur police registered a murder case, detained the husband identified in reports as Akshay or Akshaya, and brought in forensic teams to examine the scene.
- Officers are probing motive, including the husband’s suspected doubts about an affair, while the woman’s family alleges ongoing dowry harassment by him and his parents.
- Police said the vehicle was rented, the accused pushed the driver out before the attack, and his parents were inside the car, while reports differ on the victim’s exact name and age.