Chhattisgarh Police on Sunday arrested an elderly man for killing his wife over a petty issue in Kabirdham district.
Kabirdham Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallava identified him as Budhram Baiga (60) of Taregaon village.
He killed Birajo Bai on Saturday and fled the spot. He was caught from Daldali village.
He confessed he killed his wife in a drunken state after she refused to give him tobacco. A court sent him to prison.