Jorhat, Sept. 19 -- A 31-year-old man was allegedly killed and beheaded following a dispute involving his alleged relationship with a neighbour's wife in Assam's Jorhat district, with police arresting four people in connection with the murder.

The deceased has been identified as Anil Rajgarh, a resident of Greenview Tea Estate in Mariani.

According to police, Anil went missing on September 7, following which his family lodged a complaint at Mariani Police Station. His decomposed body was subsequently recovered on September 11 from a riverside area near the Bhogdoi River.

Mariani CDSP Trinayan Chamuah told ANI that the victim's throat was allegedly slit with a blade before he was beheaded with a machete.

The four arrested accused have ...