India, July 7 -- A 28-year-old daily wage worker was arrested on Sunday for allegedly killing his wife in a fit of rage by attacking her head with a granite cutter and strangling her to death during a heated argument. The accused surrendered after the incident and confessed to the murder, said a police officer.

According to the police, the incident occurred on Sunday morning at the couple's residence in Ganpati Patil Nagar slum in Borivali West when they were arguing over a domestic issue. The accused, Manu Pappu Rathod, allegedly attacked his 27-year-old wife, Reshma on her head with a granite cutter and then strangled her with her dupatta. He then surrendered to MHB police and confessed that he had murdered his wife, said a police offi...