India, May 16 -- A 24-year-old man was arrested for allegedly strangling his 51-year-old neighbour to death after he protested the repeated harassment of his daughter, police said on Friday, adding that there were multiple injury marks on the victim's body.

Police said the accused murdered the neighbour so that he could not create any hindrance in approaching his 19-year-old daughter.

The deceased was a native of Uttar Pradesh's Meerut and lived with his wife, two daughter and a son in Sector-16A, police added.

The incident took place on Thursday evening and came to light by the same night after police arrested the 24-year-old accused. The body was recovered by 2.30am on Friday from a jungle nearby.

Police said the accused had been ha...