Overview
- Police say a fight at the couple’s Chhawla home on the night of November 25–26 turned fatal when the man allegedly pinned the woman and throttled her with his elbow.
- The accused allegedly placed the body in his car to dispose of it but, too intoxicated to drive, returned home after about 100 metres.
- A neighbour noticed the body in the parked car on the morning of November 26 and alerted authorities, who arrested the man at the residence.
- Investigators cite recurring disputes over money from the sale of the woman’s Palam house, including about Rs 21 lakh reportedly held by the accused.
- Officers are seeking a man and a woman who allegedly helped carry the body to the car.