Silchar, May 1 -- A 28-year-old carpenter was arrested for allegedly beating his seven-month-pregnant wife to death in Assam's Cachar district following an argument over his extramarital affair, police said on Friday.

Police said that Beru Miya Laskar and Rabiya Begum (26), residents of the Jirighat area, got married around six years ago and were living in a rented house in the Madhurbond area. They have two children, and this was her third pregnancy.

Rabiya's family members said Beru called them on Monday night and informed them that she had been taken to Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH) in critical condition. "We rushed to SMCH only to find that she had already died. We saw rope marks on her neck, which suggested that she h...