India, Dec. 9 -- A 26-year-old man was arrested on Monday for allegedly strangling his 32-year-old girlfriend to death and burying her body in an empty plot near Leisure valley park in Sector-29 over refusal to engage physically, said police.

The deceased, identified as Jabeda Khatoon, hailed from Kakalbangi Jogiyaon at Darrang in Assam. She lived with a friend in a rented room at Sukhrali, Sector-18, who filed a missing persons report at sector-18 police station on November 1.

Police said the incident took place between 2am and 2.30am on November 27, however, her body was recovered on Sunday morning.

The accused, identified as Sanjay Kumar, works as an air-conditioner mechanic and hails from Rajasthan's Kotputli. He lived in a rented ...