Meerut: A 25-year-old woman was strangled to death in the Shatabdi Nagar forest area of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday, November 5, in what police describe as a killing that followed an argument over marriage, India Today and The CSR Journal reported on Friday.

Source: India Today

The victim was identified as Samreen, an employee at a local call centre. According to the reports, she was in a long-term relationship with the accused, Firoz, and had been pressing him to formalise the relationship. Her younger brother had dropped her at her workplace on Thursday morning; she later met Firoz in the Shatabdi Nagar forest area, where the argument allegedly escalated and he allegedly strangled her.

Police say the accused then called them himself. SP City Vinayak Gopal Bhosale said police received a call around 10 am on Thursday about a woman's body lying in a field in Shatabdi Nagar, and that the caller, identified as Firoz, told them he was in a relationship with Samreen and had strangled her following an argument, India Today reported. A police team reached the spot, took Firoz into custody and recovered his motorcycle near the scene.

Source: The CSR Journal

According to the reports, the couple had a history of disputes. Firoz's family had previously lodged a complaint regarding the relationship, and community members had intervened in the past, after which a settlement was reached, but the two continued to meet.

A forensic team was sent to the site to collect evidence, and Samreen's body has been sent for a post-mortem examination. Police have registered a case against Firoz, who remains in custody while the investigation continues. The allegations against him are yet to be tested in court.