Rakesh Kumar, in his suicide note, blamed his wife Manjita for "immense mental torture" which forced him to take the extreme step yesterday, they said.
A case has been registered in this connection and Manjita booked by the police, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rakesh Kaushal said here.
The victim's body was sent for post-mortem examination at local civil hospital and later handed over to his parents.