Madhya Pradesh Man Kills Wife For Refusing To Cook Chicken: Cops

The incident occurred on the night of August 23, but involvement of the man in the killing of his wife came to light days later during investigation, police said.

A 40-year-old man allegedly killed his 32-year-old wife after she refused to cook chicken for him in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol district, police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred in Semariyatola village under the Papaundh police station area on the night of August 23, but involvement of the man in the killing of his wife came to light days later during investigation, they said. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mukesh Vaishya said, "The accused, identified as Kamlesh Kol, had an argument with his wife Rambai Kol over cooking chicken for him on the night of August 23. The argument took an ugly turn and the accused, in a fit of rage, hit his wife with a stick." He said the police were initially informed that the woman died after being injured in an incident.