Assam Man Beheads Wife, Surrenders With Severed Head
Informing that the incident took place on Saturday night, police said that Bitish Hajong used a sharp weapon to behead his wife Bajanti and carried the severed head in the storage basket on his cycle
By : Manoj Anand
Update: 2025-04-20 09:03 GMT
Guwahati: In a horrifying incident, a 60-year-old man beheaded his wife over a domestic dispute and walked into a police station with her severed head to surrender in Chirang district of Western Assam. The incident occurred in Chirang district last night.
Informing that the incident took place on Saturday night, police said that Bitish Hajong used a sharp weapon to behead his wife Bajanti and carried the severed head in the storage basket on his cycle. He then rode to the Ballamguri police outpost and surrendered before the police, police said.
Pointing out that the accused is a daily wage worker from Uttar Ballamguri in Chirang district, police said that he beheaded his wife due to domestic issues between them.
Visuals from the police station showed blood stains on the cycle and the accused in custody.
Locals said that the incident occurred after Bitish Hajong returned home from work on Saturday night. Both husband and wife used to fight every day over petty issues, he said.
The additional superintendent of police Ms Rashmirekha Sarma told reporters, “We have taken the body into our custody and sent it for post-mortem. Forensic experts have collected samples. We have detained the husband and further investigation is on. We cannot speculate about the murder. We are looking into all the aspects of it.”