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A 31-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife and dumping her body in an open drain in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri over suspicion that she was having an extramarital affair, an official said on Monday.

The accused, Vishnu Sharma, was held following the recovery of the woman’s body on November 14. The police said Sharma is a habitual offender and has previously also been involved in three cases.

“A PCR call was received around 4.30 pm on November 14 from Yashpal, informing police that a woman’s body was lying near a drainage. Acting on the message, a police team reached the spot and found the partially submerged body of a woman,” said the officer.

During the initial inspection, Sharma arrived at the scene and told the police that the deceased was

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