Nashik: 35-year-old man kills wife over minor dispute

A 35-year-old man bludgeoned his wife to death in Ambad area over a petty dispute, police said on Saturday.According to Madhukar Kad, in-charge of Ambad police station, the incident occured on Thursday night when accused Pandurang Manvatkar, in a fit of rage, attacked his wife Shobha with a stone when she was asleep.

The couple, who lived at a construction site at Dutta Nagar in Ambad locality had quarrelled over their television remote before retiring to bed, police said.Later, when Shobha fell asleep, the accused killed her after hitting a stone on her head and fled from the spot,their three daughters told police.    

After panchanama, the body was sent to civil hospital for post mortem. A offence has been registered and a man hunt has been launched for Pandurang, police added.