A Pune man, who routinely harassed her wife physically and mentally for several months for giving birth to a girl, allegedly killed her on August 28.
The 26-year-man had killed her after the immediate provocation being the TV set in the home being on through the night.
The incident took place in Chandiwadi in Maval tehsil on Saturday morning, the Pune police said.
¡°Yogesh Jadhav, who used to harass his 20-year-old wife for giving birth to a girl seven months ago, strangled her after finding out that the television set in the house was on all through the night. The accused fled but was later arrested," a Shirgaon police station official said.