New Delhi, June 21 -- A man has been arrested for allegedly murdering his wife at a hotel in central Delhi's Paharganj area over suspicion of an extra-marital affair, police said on Saturday.

The accused has been identified has Gopal Sharma (24), son of Kailash Sharma and a resident of Saraya Azmabad, located in Azampur area of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.

Gopal is accused of killing his wife Kirti Sharma (24), daughter of Dhanpal Sharma and a resident of Rudrapur area of Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand.

According to police, information regarding the death of a woman at a hotel, located in the jurisdiction of Police Post Sangtarashan under Paharganj Police Station, was received at around 3 am on Saturday.

The hotel manager inform...