THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A man killed himself following a quarrel with his wife. The deceased is Nedumangad Valiyamala native Manoj (42). Manoj had quarreled with his wife at home the other night. Following this, Manoj locked himself up in the room and slit his throat with a blade.

When the family members broke the door open at around midnight, Manoj was found with his throat slit. He was then rushed to the Nedumangad District Hospital and later to Medical College Hospital. He died today morning while undergoing treatment.

Manoj had been working in a factory in Tamil Nadu. Police said that he was an alcoholic. Valiyamala police have registered a case into the death of the youth.