India, March 31 -- A 30-year-old woman was arrested in Faridabad on Sunday for allegedly strangling her 65-year-old mother-in-law to death in a dispute over Rs.30 lakh in land acquisition compensation, police said on Monday.

The accused, Poonam Devi, lived with her husband Lalit Kumar, 34, and his mother Omwati Devi, 65, at their house in Sector-67. Police said the incident took place on the afternoon of March 16 following an argument between Poonam and Omwati over compensation money and property share.

An FIR under Section 103(1) (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered against the couple on Saturday on a complaint filed by Omwati's younger daughter-in-law, Mamta Devi.

According to police, Omwati owned the Sector-67 hous...