Police have arrested Darn Bahadur Katuwal, 30 of Geruwa Rural Municipality-4, Khonpur on May 8 from Kathmandu on charge of killing his wife.
The victim Resham kala Rokaya, 30 was killed by the accused on an allegation of having relationship with other man. The absconding accused was arrested by a team from crime branch under metropolitan police Kathmandu according to ASI Mohan Aale.
Police said that the victim was hard hit with iron rod while she was sleeping at her rented room in Tasmipakha Kathmandu.
The elder brother of an accused, Gorakh Bahadur Katwal, said that he was having mental issue and the incident may be the result of that.
They were the permanent resident from Bardiya currently living in Kathmandu. The body has been sent to TUTH for the postmortem according to police.