India, Sept. 6 -- A doctor was strangled and killed by a former friend in Haryana's Nuh over a loan that ran into lakhs of rupees, the police said on Saturday. The incident took place in Punhana city.

The 60-year-old doctor, identified as Vinod Goyal, had been missing since August 28, PTI reported. A message sent from his cell phone to his compounder, Mahendra, had eased the concerns of his family.

However, when there was no communication from his side after that, the doctor's brother Devendra Goyal got worried for his safety. Devendra then filed a missing person report on September 3.

An analysis of the doctor's phone calls led the police to Deepak Rajasthani, a former councillor, also known to be a friend of Vinod.

Deepak, 42, owned...