India, May 2 -- A 36-year-old man has been arrested for the murder of a 45-year-old woman who was found dead at Adarsh Sabzi Mandi in Ballabgarh on April 22, police said on Friday.

The accused, a resident of Rewari, working at a private firm in Sector 24, was arrested following technical surveillance, police said, adding that he confessed to the crime during interrogation.

Police said the deceased, originally from West Bengal, had been living in Faridabad for the past 25 years. She had known the accused for over 13 years as she was earlier in a relationship with his brother. The brother died four years ago, following which the woman and the accused got into a relationship.

According to investigators, the accused claimed that the woman ...