Gurugram, March 3: Police on Thursday arrested a man for allegedly killing his live-in partner, almost four years after he killed her husband, officials said.

Surender alias Dudhiya was in a relationship with a woman named Kamla since 2014. After her husband Mahesh learnt about their affair, Surender hatched a plan to eliminate him.

The two men sat together over some drinks after which Surender killed him in South West Delhi. He then dumped Mahesh's body in a canal. Kamla, who was aware of the murder, filed a false missing complaint of her husband at the Jaffarpur police station in Delhi. The murder case of Mahesh had remained unsolved till date, the police said. Rajasthan: BJP Worker Vicky Arya Allegedly Murdered in Kota, 2 Held.

Surender and Kamla then moved in to a house at Kanahi in Gurugram. However, there were frequent fights between the couple as Surender was unemployed and an alcoholic. On March 1 night, he allegedly strangulated Kamla to death at their rented house and fled away, police said. A team from Sushant Lok police station nabbed him from near a mall, they said.