Hyderabad, June 9 -- In a gruesome incident, a man surrendered before the Surya city police station on the outskirts of Bengaluru, holding his 26-year-old wife's severed head.

Police officials were shocked after Shankar placed his wife, Manasa's head, on the footsteps along with the murder weapon, a machete, at around midnight on June 7.

An apathetic Shankar informed the police that he had murdered his wife after he allegedly discovered her extramarital affair.

According to his statement, Shankar is a private firm worker and Manasa worked at a factory in the Bommanhalli industrial area. The couple had a love marriage and have a four-year-old daughter.

While working in the factory, Manasa befriended a man named Mugilan, and their frien...