Rohtak, June 10 -- A 44-year-old man allegedly smashed his wife's head with a hammer resulting in her death in Sirsa on Monday, said police.

The deceased has been identified as 40-year-old Arti Devi, a resident of Mirpur colony in Sirsa.

According to the police, the incident took place around 7 am on Monday when the couple Makhan Singh and Arti Devi were having tea and suddenly an argument ensued between them.

"Singh, a mechanic, smashed his wife's head with a hammer and she died on the spot. The accused man has been arrested and he confessed to killing his wife. On Sunday evening too, the couple quarrelled with each other over some domestic issue. The woman's father alleged that the duo suspected each other of having extra marital aff...