India, July 30 -- A 32-year-old engineer allegedly assaulted his 27-year-old live-in partner on Monday night and threw her from the balcony of their sixth floor rented flat in a high-rise in north Delhi's Narela. Police said the man has been detained.

According to investigating officers, the couple purportedly had a fight before the incident. The woman's body was spotted by residents of the Mansa Devi residential complex in Narela's Sector A1 at around 5am. She had injury marks on her face, suggesting assault, police said.

The accused, Deepak Kumar, is from Bihar and works at a private company in the city while the woman was from Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh. Police said he started attacking their team with bricks when he saw them from his b...