A court in Odisha's Kendrapara district on Thursday sentenced a 52-year-old man to life imprisonment for killing his wife with an axe.

Additional district and sessions judge Ajay Kumar Pradhan also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on Pradeep Mallick, a resident of Andala village in Patkura police station area, after convicting him under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).