Man arrested for killing wife's paramour

A 33-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly killing his wife's paramour in northwest Delhi's Mahendra Park, police said.

The accused, identified as Vinod Sah, told police that on Saturday night his wife called Sajjan Paswan to meet her while he was sleeping. After he woke up, he found Paswan and his wife together, police said.

Enraged, he allegedly hit Paswan on his head with a brick and fled with his family, they said.

Paswan's body was found Sunday morning at Sah's house, police said.

Sah and his family were found missing and a manhunt was launched to find them. On Tuesday, police learnt about Sah and his family being present at the Old Delhi railway station following which Sah was arrested. police said.

During interrogation, he told police he was planning to flee to his village in Bihar with his family, said a senior police officer.