Mandya:  In a brutal murder, a 43-year-old man stabbed his elder brother to death over an alleged illicit affair at Kestur in Maddur taluk this morning.

The victim has been identified as Shashikumar (45), a BMTC Employee working at Bengaluru, while his younger brother Ravi Kumar has been arrested by the Police on charges of killing him.

The accused Ravi Kumar, a Forest Department employee, is said to have stabbed Shashikumar to death, as he suspected his elder brother of having an illicit affair with his (Ravi Kumar) wife.

Kestur Police, who have registered a case, are investigating.