FARIDABAD: A 40-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly strangling her live-in partner in their rented EWS flat at Discovery Society in Faridabad's Sector 80, police said on Monday.
The incident occurred on Sunday night, and after committing the act, the woman fled from the scene.
However, she was apprehended by the police late on Monday evening. The case was registered at BPTP police station.
The deceased has been identified as Bhoop Singh, originally from Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh, and his partner was known as Ganga, hailing from Rudrapur in Uttarakhand.
According to a senior police officer, during questioning, Ganga claimed that Singh had been assaulting her while intoxicated and attempted to strangle her, leading to her defending herself and inadvertently causing his death.
Following the completion of the autopsy, the police handed over Singh's body to his family members.
According to the complaint filed by Sispal, brother of the deceased, Singh used to work as a mason. His wife died a long time ago and he had no child. He lived in Rudrapur for the last 10 years with Ganga. In March, both came to Faridabad and had been living in a rented EWS flat in Discovery Society, Sector 80.
"The couple often quarrelled. After getting information, I reached their flat in Faridabad, but police had already sent the body to the mortuary. My brother was drunk on Sunday and taking advantage of this, Ganga strangled him to death and fled away," Sispal said in his complaint.
Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered against Ganga under section 302 (murder) of the IPC at BPTP police station on Sunday. Late Monday evening, police arrested the accused who confessed to the crime.
"We have arrested the accused woman who claims that she had strangled her live-in partner as he was trying to kill her. We are questioning the accused and will produce her before a city court on Tuesday," said probationer sub inspector Rajeev Kumar, SHO of BPTP police station.
(With inputs from PTI)
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