LUCKNOW: In a shocking incident, a man severed his wife's head in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki and reached the police station holding his wife's head in his hand.

The brutal incident happened at Jahangirabad police station area's Bahadurpur village. A domestic fight led to the cruel incident. After committing the crime, he walked all the way to the police station holding the wife's head in his hand.

When the police tried to take over the wife's severed head from the man, he started singing the National Anthem and chanted 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'.

After a few minutes of tussle between the two, the cops were able to take the severed head from his possession.

The accused identified as Akhilesh Rawat murdered his wife first and then severed her head, according to the police. He then went to the police station with the severed head where he was arrested.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Arvind Chaturvedi said that it was a case of domestic dispute. He said that Akhilesh murdered his wife, severed her head and came to the police station with the head.

A case has been registered and further investigation is underway.