Ludhiana, Dec. 14 -- The man who strangled a woman to death in a hotel room near Grain Market on Friday, has been arrested from a hospital in Chandigarh, police said on Saturday.

According to the police, the murder took place following an argument over marriage inside the hotel room. During the argument, the woman allegedly attacked the man with a blade and chopped off his private part. The accused then snatched the blade, injured her and then strangled her to death.

Inspector Harshveer Singh, station house officer of Salem Tabri police station, said the hotel staff alerted the police on Friday after discovering the blood-soaked body of a woman lying in one of the rooms, while her companion was missing.

On receiving information, police...