URLABARI: A 34-year-old man has killed his wife in Pathari Sanishchare of Morang district on Saturday night.

Chandra Bahadur Limbu, a permanent resident of Shyam Chok in Pathari Sanischare-9 in the district, jabbed his wife Tulasa (30) to death with Khukuri, said Inspector Bijaya Shrestha at the Pathari Area Police Office.

The cause of the incident is yet to be known as Chandra fled the scene after the murder.

Police has mounted a search for him.