India, Sept. 4 -- A 36-year-old man, already convicted for murdering his girlfriend's uncle in 2018 and out on bail, was again arrested for allegedly killing his girlfriend on Monday when an argument broke out between the two and he strangled her to death in a fit of rage.

According to police, the accused, Dattaram Nagu Pingla, had been in a relationship with Archana for over two decades. In 2018, Archana's uncle, Tukaram Sajanya Naik, opposed their relationship, after which he got her married to Chandrakant Ashok Naik. However, she soon returned to her uncle's house and never stayed with Naik, said a police officer.

Harboring resentment, Pingla murdered Naik in 2018 and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He later secured bail during t...