In a barbaric case of violence, a man in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh murdered his wife, severed her head and walked to the police station with it on Saturday, February 1.

The incident, which shocked the police officials at the Jahangirabad police station, is a case of domestic violence leading to murder.

He then walked all the way to the police station, situated in the Bahadurpur village, and immediately started singing the National Anthem before chanting ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Arvind Chaturvedi said that the man has been identified as Akhilesh Rawat. Rawat was married for two years to his wife Rajani and had a daughter who passed away due to illness.