Live-in partner held for killing Burail woman

The police have arrested a man wanted for the murder of his 30-year-old live-in partner, who was found dead in a rented accommodation at Burail village last month.

The suspect was identified as Shankar Mahali (35), who originally hailed from Bhatpara Tea Garden in Alipur Duar district of West Bengal.

Shankar was presented before a court on Tuesday, which remanded him in police custody for a day.

On June 25, the police had received information on the control room that a woman, later identified as Kulwanti, was lying unconscious at a house in Burail. As per neighbours, a violent argument had occurred between Shankar and Kulwanti following which the man fled.

A case was registered at the Sector 34 police station.

Chandigarh