Thane, March 11 A 39-year-old construction worker has been arrested in the Thane district of Maharashtra for allegedly killing a waiter, based on the suspicion that the victim was having an affair with his wife, an official said on Wednesday.
The body of Prakash Bisa (40) was found in a rice field in the Pimpri village on Tuesday, following a complaint by the owner of the hotel where he worked.
According to a statement released by the Thane city police, they detained Ramrao Dasu Jadhav, a resident of Shilgaon, after gathering information.
Jadhav told police that he suspected that the victim was involved in an illicit relationship with his wife, the statement said.
"The accused took Bisa to a rice field at Survey No. 69 in Pimpri village, claiming he wanted to go for a drink. There, he allegedly killed him by hitting him on the head with a hammer," the statement said.
Police have recovered the weapon used in the crime, the statement added, and Jadhav was later arrested under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for murder.