Rourkela: A 56-year-old woman was killed on Monday in Jinkala village of Sundargarh district after a man, attempting to attack his wife, accidentally struck her with an iron rod.The accused, Bijay Mahato (34), had a heated argument with his wife, Pravasini (29), in the morning and tried to assault her with an iron rod. As Pravasini fled onto the road to escape, Bijay chased her and threw the rod at her. She hid behind Maharagi Mahanto, who was on her way to a tubewell. The rod hit Maharagi on the head, killing her instantly.Bijay reportedly pulled the rod from her head and, along with his wife, rushed her to the Bonai sub-divisional hospital, where doctors declared her dead.Maharagi’s son, Pradeep, filed an FIR against Bijay. Mahulpada police later seized the iron rod and arrested Bijay on Monday afternoon. “We have arrested the accused, and further investigation is underway,” said the inspector in charge S Pradhan.