Hyderabad: Drunk man slits his throat after altercation with wife

Hyderabad: A 30-year-old man, in an inebriated condition, attempted suicide by slitting his throat in Jeedimetla here in the wee hours on Friday. Police said K Naresh, a painter from Quthbullapur had frequent fights with his wife Laxmi in an inebriated condition and harassed her. Even on Thursday night, he had come drunk to home […]

Hyderabad: A 30-year-old man, in an inebriated condition, attempted suicide by slitting his throat in Jeedimetla here in the wee hours on Friday.

Police said K Naresh, a painter from Quthbullapur had frequent fights with his wife Laxmi in an inebriated condition and harassed her.

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Even on Thursday night, he had come drunk to home and started arguing with her. When she warned him of his behaviour, in a fit of rage and under the influence of alcohol, Naresh grabbed a knife and slit his throat.

He suffered a deep injury and started bleeding. He was immediately shifted to a nearby private hospital, where he is being treated. His condition is said to be stable. The Jeedimetla police are investigating.