A man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly killing his wife after heated arguments at Handwara Sub District in Jammu and Kashmir.
Police identified the accused as Mohammad Maqbool Mir, a resident of Cheki Audoora village of Handwara.
Police arrested Maqbool Mir and registered a case U/S 302 of the IPC.
“Last night the husband-wife duo argued, following which he attacked his wife with a sharp object resulting in her on-the-spot death,” officials said, adding that the accused later surrendered before the police.
The victim’s body was shifted to the hospital for the medicolegal formalities.
