Mumbai, Apr 22 (PTI) A 25-year-old man was arrested for allegedly slitting his live-in partner's throat at her house in Mumbai's Vikhroli area, police said on Tuesday.

The woman's body was found lying in a pool of blood in her house, leading to the arrest of the accused from Dharavi area.

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The accused told the police that he killed the woman as she was insisting on marriage, a police official said.

The accused has been booked under relevant sections of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), the official said, adding that further investigation is underway.

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