Ludhiana, Nov. 5 -- A Ludhiana-based NRI, Harjinder Bhola, was arrested on Monday after allegedly assaulting and wrongfully confining his Argentine live-in partner, Gete Maria Bolen (31), and separating her from her two children, police said on Tuesday.

The woman was rescued from a house in Islam Ganj, one of the city's oldest neighbourhoods, following her complaint to the Argentine Embassy, on November 1.

In her complaint, written in Spanish, Bolen alleged that Bhola, who had recently returned from overseas, beat her, pulled her by the hair and kept her away from her 12-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son, who were also reportedly assaulted.

She said her visit to India, intended to last three months, was forcibly extended by Bhola. S...