Warangal: Man axes newly-wed wife, dies by suicide

Harish hacked his wife with an axe and she was found in a pool of blood while his body was found outside their rented home by neighbours early on Tuesday.

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WARANGAL: Barely 40 days after they got married, a 26-year-old man allegedly axed his wife to death and then consumed pesticide in Atmakur mandal headquarter in the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. The couple T Harish and 19-year-old Pushpaleela used to quarrel frequently and suspected that this may have driven Harish to take the extreme step, police said.

Harish hacked his wife with an axe and she was found in a pool of blood while his body was found outside their rented home by neighbours early on Tuesday. The neighbours informed the police who rushed to the spot.

Atmakur Circle Inspector T Ganesh said that the bodies were shifted to MGM Hospital, Warangal for postmortem examination. A case has been registered under Section 302 IPC (murder) and 174 CrPC (suspicious death).

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