Berhampur (Odisha), April 7 A man killed his wife and then hanged himself from a tree in the Berhampur district of Odisha, police said on Tuesday.
The deceased have been identified as Chitrasen Nayak (28), a labourer, and his wife Puja Naik (25), mother of two young boys.
According to police, the couple had frequent domestic disputes, and a quarrel on Monday night reportedly escalated into violence.
Chitrasen allegedly attacked Puja with a kitchen knife before taking his own life by hanging from a tree about 200 metres from their house.
Locals discovered his body on Tuesday morning. The incident took place at Saranuapalli, within the Belaguntha police jurisdiction.
Police sent the bodies for post-mortem examination at the sub-divisional hospital at Bhanjanagar.
"Initial investigation suggests the incident may have occurred due to a domestic dispute that escalated into violence," Bhanjanagar SDPO Deepak Mishra said.
He said the couple had married about seven years ago and had two sons, aged six and four years.