Yesterday, the wife had asked him to wait till the TV serial that she was watching ended.
Sunil Rathore alias Chotu, the accused, was drunk at the time, and hit wife Sheetal with a metal pipe repeatedly, said police officer Shivpal Singh Kushwaha.
She bled heavily and was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital. Rathore fled from the house.
He was in jail in connection with a number of serious cases including murder, and Sheetal had managed to get him freed on bail only yesterday.
Search is on for Rahore, police added.