JHAPA: Police have arrested a man in Arjundhara Municipality on the charge of murdering his wife.

Bishwaraj Ghising, a resident of Arjundhara, killed his 36-year-old wife Pramila Bhujel Ghising over a domestic quarrel last night, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Rugam Bahadur Kunwar of Area Police Office in Anaramani.

Following a quarrel, Bishwaraj reportedly hit his wife with a stick on her stomach and chest and she died on the spot.

Bishwaraj was arrested the same night on the charge of murdering his wife, police said.

A permanent resident of Arun rural municipality-1 of Bhojpur, Bishwaraj was currently living and working as a daily wage labourer in Arjundhara for the past two years.