Man beheads wife, walks with her head on streets

According to reports, Ramchandra Chavan, 55, beheaded his wife and walked around city streets until he was held by the police.

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A TV grab shows a man walking with his wife's head on Pune roads.

In a shocking incident, a man was arrested in Pune on Friday after he was spotted walking on a road with a severed head of a woman. According to reports, Ramchandra Chavan, 55, beheaded his wife and walked around city streets until he was held by the police.

A video shows Chavan, who works a security guard, walking with the severed head of his wife in one hand and an axe in another. As people on the road watched in horror, two policemen rush to Chavan. They quickly hold Chavan and cover the head with a cloth.

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Chavan reportedly told the policemen that he suspected his wife of infidelity so he killed her.