India, Nov. 26 -- Maharashtra police have arrested a man for reportedly murdering his live-in partner and keeping her body in their house for a day. The man allegedly killed the woman after a fight and dumped her body on the banks of a creek in Maharashtra's Thane district.

The accused, identified as 50-year-old Vinod Srinivas Vishwakarma, allegedly killed the woman on November 21 following a fight with her, news agency PTI reported.

He kept her body in their house for a day, but as it began decomposing and the stench spread over the place, he stuffed her body in a suitcase, carried it to the creek and threw it off the bridge.

The body of the woman, identified as 22-year-old Priyanka Vishwakarma, was spotted under the creek bridge near...