Hyderabad, March 25 -- A 49-year-old electrician was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly murdering a 56-year-old advocate in Hyderabad, police said.

According to a release from Hyderabad police, the accused attacked the advocate with a knife, stabbing him in the chest near his house in Champapet on Monday, March 24.

Based on a complaint filed by the victim's daughter, a case was registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at IS Sadan police station.

The complainant stated that her father owned a flat in an apartment complex in Santosh Nagar.

Police said the accused had an alleged affair with the wife of the complex's security guard. After learning about the affair, the watchman and his family left for their n...