Hyderabad: Police here today arrested a man for murdering his wife, while a woman with whom he had an affair and who was his accomplice in the crime was absconding.

Eshaiah (40), who worked as watchman, and Tirumalamma, with whom he had an affair prior to his marriage, strangled his wife Saiamma (38) and buried the body about two months ago, said inspector P Ramchander Rao of Narsingi police station.