MP: Husband kills wife by stuffing mouth, nose with glue

Adarsh Rout: A 35-year-old woman died of suffocation after her husband allegedly stuffed a strong adhesive in her mouth, nose and eyes here, police said on Saturday. “The victim, Durga Bai, suffocated to death after her husband Halkeram Kushwaha stuffed a strong adhesive, used for sticking broken items, in her mouth, nose and eyes,” Kotwali police station inspector R N Sharma said. The incident took place at their residence in Rajput Colony in Vidhish on Friday, police said.

The incident came to light when one of their minor sons returned home in the evening and found his mother lying motionless, the inspector said. “The 15-year-old boy lodged a police complaint, following which Halkeram was booked for murder and a search was launched to nab him,” Sharma added. The boy told the police that his father was a drunkard and often quarrelled with his mother.