AGRA, April 18 -- A 36-year-old woman was arrested on Saturday for allegedly murdering a man in a hotel room in Agra, police said, adding she confessed to the crime and claimed she was being blackmailed.

The body of the victim, identified as Khillo, 35, was found in a room at a hotel in the Itora area here on Friday afternoon. He had checked in earlier that day with the woman, who was present when police reached the spot.

According to police, the woman admitted during interrogation that she attacked the man following a dispute. She was booked for murder and sent to jail after being produced before a court.

Assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Sukanya Sharma said the accused told investigators that the man had been blackmailing her us...