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- A 50-year-old man in Assam's Biswanath district allegedly killed his 45-year-old wife with a machete and then died after slitting his own throat with the same weapon, following an argument at their home in the Balighat area early Thursday.
- Both were declared dead at a local government hospital, with police saying they died of excessive blood loss from severe throat injuries.
- Police said the couple often argued over family and financial matters and had fought the previous night, though the exact motive remains unclear as no family members were present.
- The man was a daily-wage labourer and the couple had two children.
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- Postmortem reports, which police are awaiting for more information
- Findings from police recording statements of family members and neighbours
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