Woman allegedly kills husband for rape attempt on daughter

A 39-year-old woman was today arrested here for allegedly killing her second husband who reportedly tried to rape her daughter, police said.

The woman was arrested for killing her 45-year-old husband, a resident of Maruti Palasia colony, last night, Chandan Nagar police station Inspector Vinod Dixit said.

The inspector said the man, last night, allegedly tried to rape his 20-year-old stepdaughter. The enraged woman then killed him with an axe.

The body has been sent for postmortem and further investigation in the case is on.