India, July 8 -- An Indian man working as an engineer in the United States is facing charges of homicide for murdering his wife, nearly nine months after she was found dead inside the couple's apartment in Washington.

The police said that the man, 30-year-old Avinash Narne from Telangana, strangled his wife, 27-year-old Raajitha Sabbineni, and staged the crime scene to escape suspicion in October 2025.

Narne has been arrested after the police carried out extensive probe in the case with evidence hinting at his role in the murder. The evidence also found out that Narne had been in a secret romantic relationship with another woman in India and had planned the murder, local media reported.

The couple had reportedly been married in June 20...