The Chhattisgarh Police on Sunday arrested a 39-year-old man for killing his lover two days ago in Raigarh district, the police said.
Raigarh Additional Superintendent of Police Lakhan Pawar Patle told The Pioneer that the man was Fatte Lal Singh of Charbhantha village.
The woman, Basant Bhara Sagar (37), was allegedly blackmailing Singh about their affair.
On Friday, her body was found on a pile of paddy straw in a village near the National Highway-49 following which the police lodged a murder case.
After learning that Singh and Sagar were spotted together, the former was detained and he confessed his involvement in the crime.