A man residing from Punjab was arrested by the Goa Police on Friday, on charges of allegedly killing his wife at a resort in North Goa. The incident was reported from the beach village of Arpora on April 27.
Sukhwinder Singh was arrested with the help of Punjab police in Ludhiana six days after the alleged crime.
According to police inspector Navlesh Desai of Anjuna police station, Singh had checked into a five-star hotel on April 20 with his wife Alka Saini, who hailed from Himachal Pradesh.
The killing came to light on April 27 when the hotel staff opened the room with a master key to clean it.
Singh is suspected to have fled immediately after stabbing Alka in the neck and killing her.
Probe into why he committed the crime was on, inspector Desai said.
