A man in a Chhattisgarh village on Monday chopped off his wife’s nose suspecting her of infidelity.
The police said Manmohan Gurjar (42), a resident of Kotghara village in Bilashpur district, was upset with his wife Seema (35) for frequenting her mother’s place and charged her of having extra-marital affairs. The couple entered into an altercation over the issue after Seema returned to her husband in the morning after a long stay in her mother’s house.
In a fit of anger, Manmohan picked up a kitchen knife and cut off her nose.
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Two Maoists slain in C’garh
age correspondent
Raipur
Aug. 1: Two Maoist rebels were on Monday gunned down in an encounter with security personnel near Surakheda under Dharamgarh police station in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, the police said.
According to the police, a search party comprising personnel of district force, special task forces, and Chhattisgarh Armed Force raided a Naxal camp inside a forest near Surakheda at around 9.30 am, following a tip off.
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Boy, 12, set on fire in UP
AGE CORRESPONDENT
Lucknow
Aug. 1: A boy, 12, was set on fire by his neighbour who suspected that the boy had stolen his money in Chandauli district, late on Sunday night. The boy was admitted to a local hospital on Monday morning with more than 50 per cent burns and his condition is said to be critical.According to police reports, the incident took place in Mughalsarai area.