Kota, Mar 5 (PTI) Less than a month after they eloped and got married, a 22-year-old man allegedly killed his wife with a sharp-edged weapon following an argument in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district, police said on Tuesday.

Before fleeing from the spot, Rajaram Tanwar, a resident of Gogadi village under the Dangipura police station area, called his father-in-law and informed him that he had killed his daughter, they said.

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Rajaram got engaged to Sunita from Panchpipli village last year but her family called off the wedding. The two, however, stayed in touch with each other and got married at a temple after eloping from their homes on February 10. Subsequently, Sunita's family accepted their relationship, police said.

Around 5 pm on Monday, Rajaram, who was in an inebriated condition, had an argument with Sunita. During the argument, he hit her on the head with a sharp-edged weapon, killing her on the spot, said Satyanarayan Gochar, Station House Officer, Dangipura.

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After killing Sunita, Rajaram called her father and informed him about the incident. The woman's father informed police, the SHO said.

Rajaram is a habitual drinker and he started beating his wife soon after the two got married. The couple fought almost every day, Gochar said.

Based on a complaint lodged by Sunita's father, a case of murder has been registered against Ramraj. Efforts are being made to arrest him, he said.

The body was handed over to Sunita's family after a post-mortem examination, he said.

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