Pune: Army man tries to kill wife, then attempts suicide

A 33-year-old Army jawan allegedlytried to kill his wife with a kitchen knife following aquarrel and later attempted suicide in Vishrantwadi area ofPune in the early hours of Sunday, police said

The woman is hospitalised and out of danger, while theman has been discharged and will be arrested soon, said aVishrantwadi police station official

"The jawan is posted in Jammu and Kashmir and was onleave. He used to doubt his wife's character and they oftenhad fights. After an altercation over shifting a cooler in thehouse, the jawan took a kitchen knife and injured her on theface, stomach and hands. He then tried to slit his veins," hesaid.