PUNE: An autorickshaw driver, enraged that his wife didn’t “serve him lunch properly”, strangled his wife to death on Friday. Overcome by remorse, he later surrendered to the police.Rohit Rasge (30) has been placed under arrest under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code.The incident took place at 4.30pm in Manjari. Their two-year-old son was sent to his maternal grandparents’ home.The police will produce him before the court on Saturday. “We are questioning him to ascertain if there was another motive to the murder,” Hadapsar police inspector Anjum Bagwan told TOI.In Rasge had married Sheetal (29) six years ago. He drove an autorickshaw for a living, while his wife Sheetal stayed at home.Interestingly, Rasge has a history of domestic violence. In July last year, Sheetal had registered a non cognisable offence against Rasge for domestic abuse at Manjari police chowkey.On Thursday afternoon, Rasge visited his mother at Mundhwa before going home. He then asked his wife to serve lunch. According to the police, he found fault with her for not serving him properly.As the argument between the couple became heated, police said, Rasge in a fit of rage choked her to death. When he realized Sheetal wasn’t waking up or even responding, he called an ambulance and rushed her to a private hospital where she was declared dead on arrival. He immediately took her to Sassoon, where also the doctors pronounced her dead on arrival.The incident came to light when Sassoon contacted Hadapsar police. In the mean time, Rasge had gone to Bundgarden police station and turned himself in. His custody was transferred to Hadapsar police.