A 55-year-old man allegedly killed his wife with an axe after frequent fights with her in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Tuesday, according to the PTI. The accused identified as Vasant Gavit doubted the character of his wife, Shevanti Gavit (52), and the couple used to have quarrels quite often, Vikramgad's assistant police inspector Pradip Gite told the PTI.

According to the official, On Monday, while the couple was at a farm near their house in Kudet area of Vikramgad, the man allegedly attacked his wife with an axe and killed her, he said. Some people later spotted the body lying in a pool of blood at the farm and alerted police, the official said.