India, Sept. 19 -- A 26-year-old guard of an under-construction site in Indirapuram allegedly strangulated his 24-year-old wife to death following a dispute between them and also jumped off the building on Thursday, the Ghaziabad police said, adding that they had married just a year ago.

Police said the couple, originally from Damoh, Madhya Pradesh, was the only occupant of the construction site. They had shifted to Indirapuram, Ghaziabad, soon after getting married, officials said.

"As per initial information, the couple had some personal dispute, during which the man, prima facie, strangled her to death in a fit of rage. Later, he jumped from the first floor of their accommodation and suffered severe multiple injuries. The injuries pr...