A man in Somajiguda, Hyderabad beat his wife after she disconnected the WiFi in an effort to force him to sleep, a news report said today.

According to police reports, Reshma Sultana switched off the WiFi connection on Wednesday in a bid to force her husband to go to sleep, but instead he began hitting her face and chest in a fit of rage.

The mother of three has undergone treatment for facial and chest injuries in a hospital while the husband has been arrested.