A migrant labourer from Bihar was purportedly hacked to death in Jammu, said the police on Wednesday, adding that an arrest also has been made in the case.
39-year-old Pappu Paswan's body was found in a field in the border area of Garkhal in the Akhnoor sector on the outskirts of Jammu on Tuesday, a police spokesperson said.
He said a blood-stained grape hoe with a broken handle was found near the body that had visible head and facial injuries.
Paswan's wife Meena Devi provided significant information, revealing that her landlord, Balwinder Singh alias Happy, was harassing her and attempting to force her into an illicit relationship with him, the police spokesperson said.
Acting on this lead, the suspect, a resident of Garkhal, was summoned and subjected to sustained questioning, during which he confessed to the crime, police said.
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