On Saturday late night, Jabbar and Jyothi quarrelled over some family issues during which the man stabbed Jyothi repeatedly with a knife leading to severe injuries, said Adibatla Inspector, P Raghuveer Reddy.
Hearing the commotion the local people informed the police who reached the spot and shifted the woman to a local government hospital where doctors pronounced her dead on arrival. The body was later shifted to Osmania General Hospital for post-mortem examination. A case is registered and the police are investigating.
Jabbar Lal fled soon after killing his wife and the police are making efforts to nab him.