MANDI BAHAUDDIN: Police on Wednesday said that a man tortured his spouse to death in Tariqabad area of Mandi Bahaduddin.
Mother of the woman said that her daughter had been married with the suspect for more than a decade and her husband would often beat her.
She said since she lived at a distance from house of the man, therefore she did not know about the incident until neighbor of the family called the police and apprised them about the incident.
A police official said that the dead body was sent home after medico legal formalities. He said evidence were collected from the site of the incident and a probe was launched in the case.
Police have started search for the suspect.