80-year-old kills sleeping wife with axe, then walks to cops in Ghaziabad

An 80-year-old man confessed to fatally hacking his 72-year-old wife with an axe while she slept outside their daughter’s home. The accused, Harpal, surrendered at a police outpost early Saturday. Authorities found Urmila deceased with multiple axe wounds. Preliminary investigations point to prolonged domestic disputes and the accused’s alleged mental health issues as contributing factors to the tragic incident.