Greater Noida, Jan. 14 -- A day after a 25-year-old woman was found dead under a car in Greater Noida's Beta 2, police said they have arrested a 28-year-old stalker for allegedly strangling her after she repeatedly rejected his advances, police said on Wednesday, adding that they are also investigating allegations of rape.

The suspect, identified as Ankit Kumar, was apprehended following a brief gunfight late Tuesday, police said. He is a married fruit-seller who police said has two minor children.

The victim, a call centre employee from Mahoba in Uttar Pradesh who lived with her younger brother in Beta 2, was found dead under a car barely 50 meters from her home on Monday morning. Her family alleged she was also raped, citing that her ...