A man allegedly stripped his wife after beating her while suspecting her of having an illicit affair and threatened her with a knife in Telangana's Nizamabad town, police said today.
The woman sustained minor head injuries in the attack by her husband, they said.
An inebriated Narasimhulu, a labourer, had an argument with his wife yesterday over the issue following which he stripped her, Nizamabad Rural Circle Inspector Venkateshwarlu said.
"Narasimhulu then took out a knife and chased her in order to attack her as she ran towards a canal in the naked state and jumped in the water," he said citing the complaint lodged by the woman.
Some locals rescued the woman, who later alleged before media persons that her husband used to steal and force her to dispose the stolen items. He used to beat her up if she refused to do so, she further alleged.
Police registered a case of attempt to murder and under relevant provisions of Nirbhaya Act and took the man into custody last evening.
Some local women organisations condemned the incident and sought immediate arrest of the accused.
