A 40-year-old man allegedly beat his spouse to loss of life with a wood plank in Bhubaneswar for abusing him after getting drunk, police stated.
After the homicide, which occurred in a slum in Tarini Nagar in Maitri Vihar police station space on Tuesday, the person hid the physique in a room, and lived with it for 2 days earlier than being discovered by certainly one of his sons on Thursday, they stated.
The person, who hailed from Ganjam, lived together with his spouse and three sons in a rented lodging, they added.
The spouse was an alcoholic and on Tuesday afternoon, she started abusing him after getting drunk. Irked over it, the person allegedly beat her to loss of life with a wood plank, police stated.
He hid the physique in a room and locked it. On Thursday, their elder son, 19, returned to the home from their native place in Ganjam and located the physique. He finally knowledgeable the police.
The person was arrested, and the physique was despatched for autopsy examination, police stated.
Additional investigation is underway, they stated.