Man accused of raping daughter, kills wife

Gauhati, June 16: In a drastic incident, a man accused of raping his teenage daughter killed his wife in the premises of the District and Sessions Court in Dibrugarh in Assam.

According to the details, Purna Nahar Deka, 35, attacked his wife Ritu, in her late 20s, outside the district sessions judge's court, with a sharp knife, moments prior to the latter's deposition against her husband, the police official said.

I am innocent... She filed a false case against me involving my daughter. She did not even allow me to come home after I was released on bail. So I killed her today," said Purna Nahar Deka after his arrest.

"The wife had filed a FIR about nine months ago accusing her husband of raping their daughter. The two arrived in the court for hearing of the case. Both were seated on a bench outside the court room," Inspector Sidheswar Borah said.

Suddenly, the man started hitting her with sharp weapons.

"We rushed her to the Assam Medical College in Dibrugarh but the doctors declared her brought dead. We have arrested the man," Borah said.