Slashed 26 times: Kanpur woman axes husband to death after drunken fight; child found hiding in room | Lucknow News
KANPUR: A woman allegedly slashed her husband 26 times with an axe at their home in a Kanpur village late Wednesday after a drunken brawl. The woman, Veerangana (35), was arrested Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Ravishankar Savita (45) alias Pappu, who worked in a tile and stone laying firm. Police said the husband and wife were both inebriated at the time of the crime, which occurred while their four-year-old son was at home. The distraught child was found hiding in a room, ACP Kalyanpur Ashutosh Kumar said. Veerangana also suffered a head injury in the struggle.Following the episode, Veerangana allegedly called up cops to report that her husband had been injured in an accident. When police and medical personnel reached the scene, she was seen cleaning up blood. They also recovered blood-stained clothes on the stairs and a wooden stool in the courtyard. However, the axe was missing.Police took Pappu to Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital where he died during treatment. The post-mortem report recorded 26 wounds and cited excessive bleeding leading to coma as the cause of death. Pappu’s brothers told police that he had married Veerangana, a native of Banda, in 2019, and the couple would often quarrel after drinking.Villagers said Pappu and Veerangana were addicted to alcohol and fought frequently, sometimes filing allegations against each other at Bithoor PS. They alleged that Veerangana drank more heavily than her husband, and her father had often been troubled by her behaviour.
