The accused, Ramu Chavan, who works as a watchman in a housing society in Katraj area, was taken into custody by police after he was found casually strolling on a street holding the severed head of the victim in one hand and the axe in the other.
According to the FIR, Ramu killed his 45-year-old wife, Sonubai, after suspecting an illicit relationship between her and their son-in-law.
The dhoti-clad man, who was accosted to the police station by constables, carried his wife's head by holding on to the hair even as shocked bystanders watched on the street.