The woman died at the district hospital during treatment, police said (Representational)
The Jhalawar police have arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly beating his wife to death, an official said on Monday.
According to police, Vimlabai (31) was taken to the Jhalawar district hospital in a critical condition on Saturday night after her husband Rakesh Meena in an inebriated condition thrashed her.
She died at the hospital on Sunday morning.
Police arrested Rakesh Meena, a resident of Poli village, on Sunday night after parents of the woman lodged a case of murder against him, Eklera police station SHO Laxman Singh.
The SHO said the accused thrashed his wife with a leather belt after which she fell unconscious. She died at the district hospital during treatment, he added.
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