Terhathum/November 11 Dhan Maya Tamang, 48, of Ishibu VDC-6 has been killed by her husband Prem Bahadur Tamang, 50 on November 8. Prem Bahadur, who had second marriage with Indra Kumari Limbu, 30 of Ishibu VDC-7 on July 28 this year, had been frequently beating his first wife Dhan Maya and threatening to kill her, said neighbor, Brikha Bahadur Tamang. Prem Bahadur had summoned Dhan Maya into his room while she had been washing utensils after supper in the evening on November 8. Prem and his second wife Indra Kumari beat her to death, locals said, adding the couple is at large following the incident. Locals said that they came to know about the incident on November 9 and police took the dead body to District Hospital the next day. Relatives of the deceased collected the body and cremated it today. Hunt for the couple involved in the murder is underway, said Laxman Giri, DSP at Terhathum District Police Office.