A 58-year-old man allegedly beheaded his 50-year-old wife in Chhattisgarh's Korba district and then roamed around carrying the severed head, police said.
The incident occurred on Wednesday evening in Bundeli village under the Rajgamar police outpost limits.
The accused, Salik Ram Yadav, a watchman at a local poultry farm, allegedly attacked his wife with a sharp meat-cutting weapon following a dispute while under the influence of alcohol.
After the murder, the man was seen roaming in the village carrying the severed head in one hand and the weapon in the other.
He then allegedly placed the severed head and the weapon in a plastic sack, leaving the torso at the spot, and reached the Rajgamar police outpost.
The accused has been arrested and the weapon used in the crime has been seized.
The body has been sent for post-mortem examination, and further investigation is underway.
