He kills his wife with a "shovel" for being late in bringing the bathroom "towel".

In a bizarre crime, a 50-year-old Indian man killed his wife last Saturday night after she made him wait until she brought him a bath towel.

Quoting a complaint filed by the wife's family members, Kirnapur Police Inspector Rajendra Kumar Paria said that the wife told her husband to wait some time while she was washing the utensils, and this angered the husband, who repeatedly hit his wife's head with a shovel, and she died on the spot.

Police said the accused also threatened his 23-year-old daughter when she tried to stop him.

The body was handed over to family members on Sunday after an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

The police inspector said the suspect was arrested on Sunday and a case has been registered against him for murder and other charges.

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