RANCHI: The police have arrested a wife for allegedly killing her 18-year-old husband, who asked her not to wear jeans. The girl was arrested last day, following a complaint by her in-laws. The incident took place in Jharkhand’s Jamtara district.

The 18-year-old tribal boy was killed on July 16. He was injured amid a dispute with his wife Pushpa, four days ago. He died while undergoing treatment, said Jamtara sub-divisional police officer Anand Jyoti Minz.

The couple got married four months ago. The 17-year-old Pushpa loved to wear jeans. She had worn jeans to a fair on July 12. It led to a quarrel with her husband who told her that married woman should not wear such apparel.

Following which, the couple went out. The 18-year-old got drunk and quarreled with his wife again. Amid which, she pushed him and he fell into a pile of bamboo. However, according to local media reports, the boy was stabbed by his wife. A knife was used for the purpose. The police are in search of the knife, however, nothing has been found so far. The cause of death will be clear only from the post-mortem report.