A horrific incident has come to light in Chhattisgarh's Surguja district, where a man allegedly killed his 23-year-old pregnant wife by inserting a hacksaw blade into her private part during a severe assault, according to police and health officials. The incident occurred in Bhitthikala village under Manipur police station limits on May 14, as reported by news agency PTI.
Accused arrested and confesses to crime
Accused Pradeep Agariya was arrested on Sunday from Ambikapur and has confessed to the crime, a police official said. The couple got married around five years ago, and the accused frequently assaulted his wife while under the influence of alcohol. On May 14, he thrashed Heerabai and inserted a hacksaw blade into her private part. The brutality happened when the couple's four-year-old daughter was at home.
Attempt to cover up the murder
After she became unconscious, the accused allegedly took her to Ambikapur Medical College Hospital on a motorcycle and told doctors she had suffered injuries in a road accident. She was declared dead after an examination. On realising that Heerabai had died, Agariya fled. The body was kept in the mortuary due to lack of kin for completion of formalities. A post mortem was conducted next morning when her relatives arrived and Agariya was booked based on its report, the official informed.
Victim was three months pregnant
Dr Santu Bag, autopsy surgeon in the forensic medicine department at Ambikapur Medical College, said the victim was three months pregnant and had multiple external injuries. A nearly 10-inch-long iron rod object was recovered from her private part and handed over to police for forensic examination, Bag said.
