India, July 6 -- A 25-year-old man and his 38-year-old partner were arrested for killing his 22-year-old wife in Manesar and fleeing to Nepal, police said on Sunday.

According to the police, the accused were residents of Manesar and Aurangabad village in Jhajjar. Both returned to India on June 30, were caught near Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, brought back to Gurugram on Saturday, and subsequently arrested, police added.

Investigators said the husband had spent hefty money to get a transplant done at Rishikesh along with both ears pierced to change his appearance.

Police said the couple got married in February this year. The murder came to light on May 22 after the victim's mother filed a missing person complaint at Manesar police station, a...