India, Nov. 27 -- Police on Thursday said a 44-year-old woman was killed at her Chhawla residence in southwest Delhi after a drunken fight with her live-in partner, who allegedly pressed his elbow against her neck during the altercation and later attempted to hide her body.

The man, Virendra (35), was so intoxicated that although he managed to carry the woman's body to his car, apparently intending to dispose of it, he was unable to drive and returned to the house, officers said.

A senior police officer familiar with the investigation said that a PCR call was received on the morning of November 26 from a neighbour who saw the woman's body lying inside the car while Virendra was asleep inside the house, according to a PTI report.

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