A 22-year-old government health worker was on Thursday axed to death in broad daylight by her jilted lover in Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.
Manoj Chakresh (23) killed Devki Chakresh, police said. Both were residents of Tangar village.
The victim was posted as a Community Health Officer at the Health and Wellness Centre in Katangkhar.
Manoj Chakresh confessed to the police to killing Devki Chakresh as she was in a relationship with someone else.