Jammu: A man axed his wife to death after scuffle in a village, here on city outskirts.

“The couple had a scuffle late on Saturday night over some issue in village Gajansoo Marh of Kanhachak,” police here said.

They said that the man identified as Saudagar Singh (55), in a fit of anger, attacked his wife Neeru Devi with an axe.

“The lady died on the spot,” police said, adding that the accused has been arrested and a case was registered for further action.