Gurugram, Feb. 12 -- A 23-year-old man was arrested in Nagina, Nuh, on Tuesday for allegedly strangling his wife to death and faking a robbery-murder plot, police said.

Mohammad Sahun of Patakpur village had married 22-year-old Sania alias Sana of Uleta village on November 15, 2024. Police said Sahun was unhappy with the dowry received and killed her on Karhera-Bhadas road on Monday night. "He cooked up a story that car-borne suspects intercepted him on his way home, attempted a robbery, and strangled his wife when she resisted. He claimed they also torched his motorcycle," said Krishan Kumar, public relations officer, Nuh police.

Inconsistencies in his statement led police to probe, recovering Sania's body and the burnt motorcycle. "Ster...