Mandal was arrested three days later from Rou-rkela in Odisha after one of his relatives informed the police of his whereabouts. (Representational image)

New Delhi: A 31-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly killing his co-worker, chopping his body and hiding it in a refrigerator after he suspected him of having an affair with his wife in South Delhi’s Mehrauli.

Police said that the accused, Badal Man-dal, severed Vipin Joshi’s head with a meat cleaver and hid the body parts in a refrigerator at his rented flat.

Probe reveals that Joshi and Mandal worked at a restaurant. Joshi had been missing since Octo-ber 9 and his body was recovered on October 15. Mandal was arrested three days later from Rou-rkela in Odisha after one of his relatives informed the police of his whereabouts.

During interrogation, Mandal told the police that he had seen Joshi visiting his house a couple of times in his absence. He suspected his wife of having an illicit affair with Joshi, following which he planned to kill him, the police said. Mandal had applied for leave at his workplace before killing Joshi so that no one could suspect him of killing his friend, a senior police official said on Saturday.

According to police, on the day of the incident the accused took a meat cleaver from the restaurant.