New Delhi, March 15 -- The Delhi Police have arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly strangling a woman to death in a hotel room, officials said on Sunday.

The accused, identified as Abhishek Tiwari, confessed during interrogation to meeting the victim through a common friend two years ago, after which the two became close. According to police, Tiwari alleged that the woman had been pressuring him to marry her, a commitment he wished to avoid and subsequently allegedly hatched a plan to eliminate her.

Police stated that the accused called the victim to a hotel room and allegedly strangled her to death after having sex with her in the room. He subsequently fled the spot.

A Delhi Police official added that the accused was produced befor...