India, Feb. 25 -- A 29-year-old woman, with the help of her friend, allegedly strangulated her 30-year-old husband on Monday for pressurising her to stay away from that friend in Greater Noida's Surajpur, police said on Tuesday.

The woman initially claimed it was a natural death but following an investigation revealed the conspiracy was busted, said officials.

Police identified the deceased as Vijay Kumar, 30, originally from Belon village in Bulandshahr, who had shifted to Greater Noida's Devla village along with his wife, Rekha (single name), 29, around a fortnight ago.

"On Monday morning, we received information at Surajpur police station from a house owner that his tenant has died under suspicious circumstances. On visiting the spo...