Bonai: A man murdered his wife and later dumped her body in a nullah reportedly over her extramarital affair at Jada village under Gurundia police limits in Sundargarh district Saturday.
The matter came to light after the accused surrendered at Gurundia police station Sunday. He revealed before police that he had to kill his wife as her extramarital affair became intolerable.
According to police, Lakshman Oram of Jada village in Pankadihi panchayat and Gurundia police limits murdered his wife Jayanti Kujur after suspecting her of being in a relationship with another man. Initially, he misled police by claiming that he had thrown his wife’s body into the Brahmani river.
Based on that tip, police launched a search operation but were unable to trace the body. Under further interrogation, Lakshman confessed to dumping the body in a nullah near Kansbahal. Acting on his statement, police recovered the body and registered a case.
Sources said Lakshman had married Jayanti in 2019. The couple had frequent quarrels after he learned about her alleged affair with another man. At one point, Jayanti had returned to her parental home due to ongoing disputes.
Though Lakshman later convinced her to return, he reportedly planned her murder in advance. He killed his Jayanti, packed the body in a sack and transported it through a forest route to Rajgangpur where he dumped the body in a nullah in Kansbahal.
PNN