India, June 16 -- A 34-year-old man was arrested on Monday for allegedly beating his wife to death with a rolling pin inside their rented accommodation in Sector 92, police said.

The deceased was 31 and from Chainpur in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district. She had been living in Gurugram with her husband and their six minor children for more than a decade, police said.

According to investigators, the incident took place between 12.15am and 1am on Monday. The crime came to light later in the morning when the victim's husband informed neighbours about the killing, following which they alerted the police control room.

Police said the suspect was arrested from the spot soon after officers arrived. However, he allegedly managed to evade a policema...