A husband killed his wife in Tulsipur on Wednesday morning. Police said that 29-year-old Chitra Bahadur Budhathoki of Ektatol in Tulsipur sub-metropolitan city-2 Bhamke killed his 32-year-old wife Hastikumari Budhathoki when no one was at home.

DSP Anil Thakuri, Head of Area Police Office Tulsipur, said that he died on the spot after being hit on the head with a stake due to a domestic dispute.

Budhathoki, who was fleeing after the murder, was arrested from the area police office Tulsipur under the command of police inspector Prakash Thapa near the prison office Tulsipur, Thakuri said.