Kundapur: The Kundapur police have arrested a person on Tuesday in connection to the murder of former Beejady gram panchayat member Jayamala, which took place on the night of Sunday September 27 at Koraga colony of Kumbhashi.

It is said, the deceased is Jayamala, 35-year-old former Beejadi-Gopadi panchayat member was killed hir paramour Papanna at a Koraga colony at Kumbashi.

It is said that Jayamala, who was married to a man named Ramesh had abandoned him three-years-ago and developed illicit relationship with a widower named Papanna. Since then she had been living with Papanna, an alcoholic at the Dalit colony in Kumbashi. Soon Jayamala too became an alcoholic like Papanna and the two having bitter fights was a common scene.

On Sunday night, the two picked up a quarrel at about 10 pm and on Monday morning the locals saw Jayamala dead.

Clad in torn clothes, there were bruises on her back and head and since Papanna has gone missing, it is suspected that Papanna must have killed her.

SP Annamalai and others police personnel visited the spot. Canine squad and fingerprint experts also were called.

Kundapur police have registered a case.