Family Dispute Turns Fatal as Spouse Strikes with Hammer in Nalanda District

In the Lhehari area of Nalanda district, a domestic disagreement escalated into homicide when Saurabh Kumar allegedly used a hammer to attack his wife, Rekha, on her temple. Sources say the couple had faced opposition from Rekha's family before the marriage, but eventually were accepted as daughter‑in‑law. After Rekha's recent trip to Punjab, she returned home at night, prompting a quarrel that turned violent. The police response included securing the scene, transporting the deceased to a hospital for post‑mortem, and deploying an FSL team for forensic analysis. The husband remains in custody while detectives piece together the sequence of events that led to the tragedy.