Tripura: Husband kills wife over her drinking habit

Agartala: In a shocking incident, a woman was strangled to death by her husband at Jaruilangbari, a nondescript village in the Khowai district of Tripura. Both of them were in an inebriated condition at the time of the incident.

The accused confessed his crime before the police after locals of the area mounted pressure on him. He said he had killed his wife because she used to drink excessive alcohol ignoring her household chores. The accused is now admitted to Teliamura Hospital.

Local sources said he was beaten black and blue by his neighbours after they could sense that he was responsible for the death of his husband. The accused is identified as Surjya Ram Reang while the deceased was identified as Shanti Rani Debbarma (35).