PALAKKAD: A man hacked his wife to death in Palakkad. The incident happened Tuesday morning at 6.30 am at Nallepally in Palakkad. The dead is Urmila (32), daughter of Udayan of Kambilichungam.

Urmila and her husband Sajesh were estranged for quite some time due to family issues. Urmila was staying in her house in Kambilichungam. He had earlier gone to her house and hacked her. Sajesh reached Urmila's house this morning and a verbal dispute broke out between the two. Urmila later had gone for work. Meanwhile, Sajesh attacked her on the way. Local residents saw the incident and immediately rushed her to Chittoor Taluk Hospital, but she succumbed to her injuries. Sajesh fled from the spot.

Urmila has two daughters aged ten and three. Chittoor police have registered a case and an investigation has started. A search is on for the accused, Sajesh, a native of Kozhinjampara.