An alcohol addict man allegedly beat his wife to death after she stopped him from drinking in Jharkhand. The deceased woman was his 12th wife.

Reports said the accused Ram Chandra Turi got married 11 times and all of his wives left him as he was addicted to alcohol. Twenty years ago, Turi married Savitri Devi and had four children with her.

Incident took place in the absence of children

Children were out of town when the incident took place. While one of them works as a labourer in Hyderabad, the other three went to attend a wedding function, reports said.

Villagers said Turi returned home sloshed and started drinking at home again following which Savitri Devi stopped him. This led to a clash between Turi and Devi and he started beating her with a stick.

Cops arrest the accused after investigation

Reports said his wife fainted, however, Turi kept hitting her with the stick till she lost her life.

After the children returned home, they saw their mother lying on the floor covered with blood. The neighbours informed the police following which Turi was arrested after an investigation.

Similar incident in Jharkhand

This is not the first time when such an incident has been reported from Jharkhand. In a similar incident, a man was arrested on March 15 for allegedly murdering his wife. The incident took place in West Singhbhum district.

Reports said the accused, Nirmal Kerai, murdered his wife, Phulmoni, in an inebriated state after she stopped him from drinking.

Kerai killed his wife and slept in the same house along with their six children. He went to work the next day in the morning, reports said.

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