LUCKNOW: Wife arrested for brutally murdering husband with axe. The shocking incident took place in Uttar Pradesh's Budaun. Tejender Singh (43) was sleeping outside the house when his wife cut his throat with an axe, police said.

The preliminary conclusion of the police is that the murder was to save her son's wife from sexual assault by Tejender. He was found murdered under suspicious circumstances on August 14.

The family initially stated to the police that unknown persons were behind the murder. During further investigation, it was found that 40-year-old Mithilesh Devi had killed him. Tejender had beaten her and sexually assaulted her 19-year-old daughter-in-law. The accused stated to the police that she murdered him following this.