A man surrendered to the local police after killing his wife in Rajshahi Sadar early today.

Police arrested the man, Shariful Islam alias Rentu, 38, a mason from Kolar Tikor village in the city, our staff correspondent reports quoting the lawmen.

Shariful went to Damkura Police Station around 3:30am claiming that he murdered his wife Lovely Begum, 28, said Majharul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of the police station.

Police recovered Lovely’s body from their house in the village around 7:00am.

Shariful locked into an altercation with his wife suspecting that she was involved in an extramarital affair, the OC said quoting the arrestee.

The couple has two children who were visiting their grandparents at the time of the incident.

Police are investigating into the incident, the OC added.