Rajkot: A farm labourer living in Tramba village of Rajkot allegedly killed his wife on March 28 following heated arguments over Holi rituals.
The accused Mankar Rathwa and his wife Ilma (25) had heated arguments on the night of Holi as he forgot to offer grams during Holika ‘dahan’. Following the arguments, Ilma went off to sleep but Mankar was still seething with anger. Mankar picked up a sharp-edged weapon and hit Ilma thrice on her head while she was sleeping, killing her immediately.
Police arrested Mankar on Monday after Dharmesh Timbariya, the owner of the farm where the couple used to live and work, informed the cops. “The couple is native of Chhota Udepur and used return to their village every year during Holi. Since they could not go this year, they had a small ceremony outside their house in the farm. But they had an argument as the accused had forgotten some rituals,” said a police official.
The couple has three daughters.