A man killed his wife by attacking her with a sharp weapon in Chunikhel, Budhanilkantha Municipality-13 on Thursday.

SP Dinesh Raj Mainali of the Metropolitan Police Range, Kathmandu, said that Bhakta Bahadur Thapa (21) of Udayapur and currently residing in Chunikhel killed his wife Laxmi Tamang (24) by attacking her with the sharp weapon over a domestic dispute last night.

Critically injured in the incident, Tamang was rushed to a hospital but doctors pronounced her dead on arrival.

Police said that they have arrested Thapa and kept at the Metropolitan Police Circle, Budhanilkantha for investigation.