Andhra: Man hacks wife to death, tries to kill self

Visakhapatnam: Suspecting infidelity, a man hacked his wife to death at Chittivalasa village under Bheemili police station limits on Monday.

Dara Srinu (40), the accused, later tried to immolate himself. He was admitted to a hospital, where his condition is said to be stable.

According to police, Srinu married his distant relative Adhilakshmi (30) in 2000. However, the couple had no children. Srinu, employee at a jute mill, was unemployed after the mill closed down. He had begun to suspect his wife's character in the past few weeks.

On Monday, after getting drunk, he had an altercation with her and attacked her with an axe. Adhilakshmi was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital.