Rohtak, June 8 -- A 35-year-old woman was brutally murdered with a sharp-edged weapon by her husband in the early hours of Saturday at Rampura Dhillon village in Sirsa.

Police said the accused, Rohtash, attacked his wife, Maya Devi, with a sharp-edged weapon while they were sleeping in an open area of their house, severing her head.

According to Raj Kumar, in-charge of Nathusari Chopta police station, the couple's two sons, aged 18 and 16, were asleep on the first floor at the time of the incident.

"Around 4 am, Rohtash attacked the woman with the shar edged weapon and then informed police and the village sarpanch. Prima facie, it appears to be a result of a family dispute," said Kumar. Rohtash, a labourer, and Maya Devi, who ran a gro...