Police arrested 34-year-old Binod Rai on the charge of beating and killing his 28-year-old wife Mamila Rai of Mangsewung, Ilam currently living in Damak Municipality-7 Sripali Tole.
The accused beat his wife on 31 January 2024 during a domestic dispute.
DSP Manoj Kumar Lama, Area Police Office, Damak said that the accused was arrested for investigation after the death of Mamila on February 1 due to beating.
The post-mortem of the body was done at Damak Hospital on February 1.
The aggrieved party cremated the body in Ratuwa River on 18 January.