Kamal Ghorui
HUBBALI: A shocking incident took place near Balurgi village in Afazalpur taluk in Kalaburagi district on Thursday, wherein a man slit his wife’s throat with a sharp weapon and drove his car over her body. The victim is Saheli,26, from Baramati in Maharashtra, who was brutally murdered by her husband Akshaya and run over by his car. Saheli, along with her husband Akshaya, left by car from Baramati in Maharashtra for Devalagapur in Afazalpur taluk. Akshaya stopped the car near the main road on the outskirts of Balurgi village in Afazalpur taluk in the middle of the road, allegedly slit his wife’s throat with a sharp weapon and drove the vehicle over her. It is said that even as the murder was taking place in the middle of the road, the motorists who were driving by stood and watched, instead of stopping the crime. It has come to light that some people captured this terrifying scene on their mobile phones, and a video of this incident has gone viral on social media. On hearing the news, SP Addur Srinivasalu, Afazalpur CPI, PSI and staff, dog squad and fingerprint experts visited the spot and carried out an investigation. The exact reason for this murder has not been ascertained, and will be known after investigation, said police sources. A case has been registered at Afzalapur police station.
