RANCHI: In a horrific incident, a man murdered his twelfth wife after she stopped him from drinking alcohol. The incident took place in Bokaro in Jharkhand. The Jharkhand police have arrested Bokaro native Ram Chandra Turi for murdering his wife Savitri Devi.

Sources said that Ram Chandra Turi had married 11 other women in the past. All those wives left him because of his alcohol addiction. The accused got married to Savitri Devi 20 years ago. The couple has 4 children. The children were not at home when the incident took place.

Neighbours said that Ram Chandra Turi was under the influence of alcohol when he reached home. Savitri Devi stopped him as he started drinking again. Irked by this, the accused beat her to death using a wooden stick. When the children returned home, they saw their mother lying in a pool of blood. The neighbours rushed to the spot after hearing the loud cries of the children. Following this, they informed the police. The police soon arrested the accused.