Man held for stabbing wife in Tamil Nadu

COIMBATORE: The Podhanur police on Tuesday arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly assaulting his wife with a kitchen knife.
The accused, M Nagaraj, is an alcoholic, police sources said. He often picked up quarrel with his wife N Lakshmi.
On Sunday, an argument broke out between the couple. In the heat of the argument, Nagaraj stabbed his wife with a kitchen knife and fled from the house. Lakshmi was admitted to a private hospital by neighbours.
Based on her complaint, police arrested Nagaraj under sections 324 (voluntarily causing hurt with weapons), 506 (ii) (criminal intimidation) of IPC and 4 of Women Harassment Act. He was produced before the judicial magistrate and lodged in the Coimbatore Central Prison.