Man allegedly kills pregnant wife in fit of anger

A man allegedly killed his 21-year-old pregnant wife in Pandit Nagar locality here this afternoon, police said.

Sariputra Shinde (25) allegedly slit the throat of his wife Ramaa Shinde, who was three months pregnant, with a kitchen knife following a quarrel over a trivial matter, said an official from the Ambad police station.

Sariputra, who hails from Nikhade in Parbhani district and was working as a construction labourer absconded after the incident and the police had launched a manhunt for him, the official said.