Guwahati, Sep. 16 (PTI): A lifer who was out on parole allegedly committed suicide after seriously injuring his wife in Sonitpur district of Assam, a police officer said.
The lifer, Jiten Nath, attacked his wife with a sharp knife following an altercation with her and escaped from the house Saturday, police said.
The family members launched a search for him and found him hanging from a tree in the backyard of his house Sunday.
His wife was shifted to Guwahati Medical College Hospital in a critical condition.
Nath was on parole for 20 days and was scheduled to return to Tezpur Central Jail Tuesday.
