AGRA: A 45-year-old woman was hacked to death by her husband after she raised objection to him coercing their younger son to buy liquor from a local store.

The incident took place in Farera village of Bah police jurisdiction in

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on late Wednesday night at around 11pm. Gyanshree Devi was married to Kalicharan for the last 24 years and they had four children, including two daughters, who were wedded off a couple of years back.

Speaking to TOI, Ajay Kishore, station house officer of Bah, said, “Kalicharan is a habitual alcoholic. On Wednesday night, he asked his younger son Rambharat (11) to bring a pouch of country-made liquor to which Gyanshree raised objection. The couple engaged in a heated argument, and later Kalicharan hacked his wife to death. At least thrice he attacked his wife’s head with axe.”

Officer Ajay Kishore said, “Kalicharan also attempted to assault his younger son when he intervened to save his mother, but somehow Rambharat managed to escape and called his elder brother Bhavesh (13) from the farm field to rescue their mother.”

“Though by the time to two sons of Gyanshree returned, she was lying in a pool of blood and there was no sign of Kalicharan,” added SHO.

After the incident, the victim’s body was sent for autopsy while the two teenage brothers cried inconsolably on their mother’s death.

Rambharat, who witnessed his mother’s murder, said, “My alcoholic father axed my mother in front of me. I want him to be executed on gallow.”

Police have booked him under Section 302 (murder) of the IPC. Police teams were conducting raids to arrest the absconding accused.