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Kanpur Woman Arrested in Husband's Axe Killing After Drunken Quarrel

Investigators focus on intent plus weapon count after a post-mortem cited 26 wounds.

Overview

  • Veerangana, 35, was arrested in Mandhana on Friday after her husband was attacked at their Tikra village home in Bithoor.
  • Ravishankar “Pappu” Savita, 45, died during treatment at LLR Hospital, and the post-mortem documented 26 wounds with fatal blood loss.
  • Police registered culpable homicide under Section 105 of the BNS and continue to reconstruct the sequence of events.
  • Investigators say an axe and blunt objects, including a rolling pin and a grinding stone, were allegedly used in the assault.
  • Officers report the couple had been drinking; the child was found hiding and safe, and the accused allegedly cleaned bloodstains and initially claimed an accident.