India, Dec. 2 -- The police have solved the murder of a 75-year-old woman and arrested her 24-year-old neighbour who allegedly killed her to steal jewellery and cash to repay his debts.

According to the Mahad City police, the victim, Lilavati Rajaram Balkawade, a resident of Nate village in Mahad taluka, was found dead in her farmhouse on November 28. The police said that she had gone alone to the farmhouse for some work when the attacker strangled her and escaped with her gold ornaments and mobile phone.

When the police heard of some suspicious activity in the area from a local resident, they registered a case on Saturday and began looking into the murder. Superintendent of police (SP) Aanchal Dalal, additional SP Abhijit Shivdhare and...