In Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki, man decapitates wife, walks with her severed head for 1.5 km before being arrested

Barabanki: In a horrifying incident, a man in Uttar Pradesh’ Barabanki district on Saturday decapitated his wife and walked with her severed head for almost one and a half kilometres before he was arrested. Police identified the accused as Akhikesh Rawat (30) of Bahadurpur village. [caption id=“attachment_4363465” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. AFP[/caption] They said that Rawat was married almost two years ago and had a daughter, who had died due to illness. “On Saturday afternoon, Rawat had a quarrel with his wife Rajani (25). He dragged his wife out of his house and killed her using a sharp-edged weapon. “After killing her, he took the severed head and started walking towards Jahangirabad police station,” a police official said. According to the police, he walked for almost one and a half kilometres and was moving towards Jahangirabad police station when he was arrested near Kadirpur village. “The case will be thoroughly probed,” Superintendent of Police Arvind Chaturvedi said.