India, Aug. 25 -- A 20-year-old married woman was brutally killed by her lover in Karnataka's Mysuru after the man stuffed her mouth with some "chemical powder" following a heated argument.

Police said the incident took place at a lodge on Saturday in the Bherya village of Mysuru's Saligrama taluk, news agency PTI reported.

The victim, identified as Darshitha, was reportedly a resident of Hunsur taluk's Gerasanahalli village. Though married to a man from Kerala, she was in an illicit relationship with the accused.

Police said that Siddaraju was arrested, adding that he tried to mislead investigators by presenting her death as a result of a "mobile blast".

A heated argument broke out between Darshitha and Siddaraju during their stay at...