Bengaluru, Jul 9 (Deccan Chronicle): It was a literal enactment of the famous adage 'As you sow so shall you reap'. A man stabbed his wife, following a heated argument, but met with a fatal accident while trying to flee on his bike.

The incident happened at Veerabhadra Swami Nagar in HAL police station limits on Saturday morning.

The deceased has been identified as Manjunath (45), an employee at a bar and a native of Hosakote, while his wife Aruna has been hospitalized.

Manjunath got into an argument with Aruna over a family dispute and later stabbed her. As he was in a hurry to flee a few minutes after the incident, Manjunath reportedly fell down from his bike near Ramesh Nagar in HAL. He sustained severe injuries and was rushed to a hospital, where he was declared brought dead.

Aruna, who was lying in a pool of blood at her house, was rushed to a private hospital and her condition is said to be critical.

According to a police source, Aruna was the second wife of Manjunath and they had two children. Manjunath used to frequently fight with her over trivial issues. HAL police have registered a case.