Chatra: A man killed his seven-month pregnant wife after he refused to give him money to buy alcohol, police said.
Tileshwar Ganjhu and Priya Devi, who were married on May 25, 2021, often fought.
Tileshwar was sent to the prison on Friday.
Kriya Naresh Ganjhu, a resident of Hazaribag, said that Tileshwar was used to drink alcohol regularly and often struggle his sister.
“When Priya refused to give him money on Thursday, he hit him and strangled him to death,” Naresh said.
“Tileshwar is used to sell household items to buy liquor,” he added.
Regarding information, the police team led by officers responsible for Rohit Kumar reached the village and sent the body to postmortem to the conscious Chatra Hospital.
Tileshwar fled after the incident but was immediately arrested.
“We have registered a case against him,” Kumar said.
Man kills a pregnant wife for liquor
