A man allegedly murdered his wife and immediately later climbed a tree to elude arrest in the Jaipatna area of Kalahandi district on Sunday.Accused Ageswar Majhi’s wife Bela was staying at her father’s house in Kuriguma village for the last two years after a domestic dispute with Ageswar. On Sunday, Ageswar went to his in-laws’ house and hacked Bela to death with an axe. He then ran away from the spot and climbed a tree. Getting information from villagers, police and Fire Services personnel reached the spot; and after an hour-long effort, they managed to get hold of the man from the tree. Police also seized the woman’s body and sent it for postmortem.