Malur police in Kolar district have arrested a man on the charge of hacking his wife to death with a machete on Friday. The police gave the name of the accused as Vijaykumar (36), a labourer from Kadathur under Malur police limits.
According to the police, the man killed his wife Manjula (26) allegedly because she was unable to give him a male child.
The couple, who had been married for 14 years, had three girl children. However, Vijaykumar wanted a son. The couple would have frequently fights on the issue, the police said.
On Friday, he got a machete and hacked Manjula to death. After the neighbours raised an alarm, the police rushed to the spot and arrested the accused. He confessed to the crime, the police said.