Itanagar, April 8 A 42-year-old woman was allegedly murdered in Itanagar, police said on Wednesday.
Yapi Potom was attacked with a dao near her house in the ESS-Sector of the city around 11:30 pm on Tuesday, they said.
She was rushed to Rama Krishna Mission Hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead on arrival, they added.
Police said they apprehended the accused within one and a half hours of the incident.
Superintendent of Police Jummar Basar said preliminary findings suggested the attack may have been due to personal reasons.
"The investigation is in its very early stages, and all angles are being examined," he said.