Fed up of beatings, woman kills husband, walks to cops with his severed head

The mother of five -- two sons and three daughters -- allegedly attacked her husband with a machete and walked nearly five kilometres to the nearest police station carrying his severed head in a plastic bag.

Updated on: May 29, 2019, 20:34:37 IST

Hindustan Times, Guwahati | By Utpal Parashar

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Fed up with years of physical and mental torture by her husband, a woman in Assam’s Lakhimpur district killed him and landed at a local police station with his severed head.

The couple’s son Haren Kataki filed the FIR against his mother, who has been sent to judicial custody. (File photo for representation)

The incident happened late Tuesday night, when the woman from Mazgaon arrived at the Dhalpur police outpost carrying her deceased husband’s head in a plastic bag. The accused, Guneswari Barkataky, 48, confessed of killing her husband Mudhiram, 55.

“He had been beating me for many years. On several occasions, he even injured me with an axe. I had thought of leaving him long ago, but didn’t because of the children. In the end, it became unbearable and I had to do it or else he would have killed me,” Guneswari told local television channels.

The mother of five -- two sons and three daughters -- allegedly attacked her husband with a machete and walked nearly five kilometres to the nearest police station carrying his severed head in a plastic bag.

“The woman came to the police station with her husband’s head and surrendered. On being questioned, she admitted to killing her drunk husband in a fit of rage in order to escape his abuse. We are conducting further investigations,” said a local police official.

A local court on Wednesday sent Guneswari to judicial custody.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Utpal Parashar
A seasoned senior journalist, I have nearly three decades of experience across print, digital, and online platforms, covering political transitions, insurgencies, environmental issues, and development stories in India and Nepal. I am skilled in breaking news, leading editorial teams and launch of newspaper editions. I am adept at leveraging digital trends and social media to expand global reach, with a strong ethical foundation and a reputation for impactful journalism. An alumnus of Asian College of Journalism, I joined Hindustan Times in New Delhi as a trainee reporter in May 1997. Over the years, I have been posted in Dehradun, Kathmandu (Nepal) and Guwahati. Currently, as Senior Assistant Editor at Hindustan Times, I lead a team reporting on India’s northeastern states. My work involves in-depth analysis, and engaging multimedia storytelling across formats, including text, photo, video, and interactive content. I am skilled in producing timely, shareable content, leveraging digital platforms and social media to engage global audiences. Throughout my career with the Hindustan Times, I have led diverse editorial teams, designed capacity-building activities, and supported reporters in developing strong story ideas, ethical reporting practices, digital skills, and fact-checking techniques. As Senior Assistant Editor for Northeast India, I have been responsible for guiding correspondents through complex political, humanitarian, and community-level stories using multimedia formats. Earlier, as Foreign Correspondent in Nepal, I produced extensive reporting during Nepal’s democratic transition and the 2015 earthquake and its aftermath.Read More

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