Jharkhand: CISF Personnel Kills Wife, Then Dies by Suicide

A CISF personnel, who had a fight with his wife, allegedly strangled her to death at his official residence in Sector 8 under the Harla police station limits. He later died by suicide. The incident took place in Jharkhand's Bokaro district, police said.

Bokaro (Jharkhand) : A CISF personnel allegedly strangled his wife to death and then died by suicide in Jharkhand's Bokaro district, police said on Tuesday.

The incident happened at his official quarters in Sector 8 in the Harla police station area on Monday evening, they said. The couple was native of West Bengal's Purulia district, they added.

Initial investigation revealed that there was a fight between the man and his wife, which later escalated, a police officer said. "He first strangled his wife to death and then he died by suicide by hanging himself," he said. The couple was married since 2008, police said.