Aman allegedly killed his wife in the Bankuala locality under the Saheed Nagar police station on Thursday night by hitting her with an iron rod following an altercation between them.
The accused, identified as Ajit Rana of Bankuala, was arrested by police on Friday.
The police sources said Ajit was forcing his wife Deepti to acquire a patch of land at Balianta owned by her father to set up a business there. As Deepti disagreed to do so, an argument erupted between the two which took an ugly turn and Ajit, in a fit of rage, hit her head with an iron rod and went absconding. She sustained critical injuries and was admitted to the Capital Hospital, where she succumbed to the injuries.
later, police seized the body and sent it for post-mortem.