Amid the sensational twists and turns in the Meghalaya honeymoon murder case, another incident has come to light from Maharashtra’s Sangli, where a woman, 27, killed her husband, 54, with an axe on Vat Purnima — a sacred occasion for housewives in the state, akin to Karva Chauth.

Bearing eerie similarities to the Meghalaya honeymoon case, the murder took place barely three weeks after their marriage. An occasion meant for wives to pray for their husbands’ long lives turned into a night of horror as the woman struck her husband on the head, killing him on the spot.

The victim, identified as Anil Tanaji Lokhande, was murdered on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, between 11:30 pm and 12:30 am, by his wife, Radhika Balkrishna Ingle, according to police officials. She allegedly struck his head and hands with an axe, police officials further revealed.

Anil lost his first wife to cancer. He is survived by two daughters, who are both married and settled outside. As he was lonely and suffering from ailments, his relative got him re-married to Radhika, who hailed from Wadi village in Satara district. The wedding took place on May 17.

The woman has been taken into custody. The exact motive for the murder remains unknown at this point.

With inputs from Prabodhini Shivajirao Chikhalikar