BHUBANESWAR, April 8 -- A 62-year-old retired government employee allegedly stabbed his wife to death in a fit of rage in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, before locking their two-storey house and heading to his daughter's house to hand over Rs.25,000 in cash and gold jewellery. The accused, Debaraj Sarangi, later walked into a police station and allegedly confessed to killing his wife, Priyambada Sarangi (55), after she tried to stop him from leaving their residence.

The incident occurred at the couple's home in Swastik Nagar, under the Airfield police station limits, shortly after they had breakfast.

According to Airfield police station inspector-in-charge Deepika Debi Roy, an argument broke out when Debaraj attempted to leave the house earl...