Police on Monday evening arrested 32-year-old Chandra Bahadur Limbu of Dharan sub-metropolitan city-13 on the charge of injuring his wife Lalita Limbu, 32, in a khukuri attack.

The accused attacked his wife with khukuri under the influence of alcohol.  Area Police Office Dharan and Temporary Police Post, Amarhadha, arrested him with 1 khukuri.

The injured victim is undergoing treatment at B.P Koirala Institute of Health Science, Dharan. Police are further investigating the incident.