India, July 5 -- A 26-year-old man accused of murdering his 23-year-old pregnant wife by dunking her head in a bucket filled with water at their home in Panchsheel Colony Part II, Faridabad, was arrested in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, police said on Saturday.

Police said the crime branch arrested the suspect on Wednesday. He was produced before a court on Thursday and taken on one-day police remand for interrogation. He had been on the run since the alleged murder on June 25.

Yashpal Yadav, Faridabad police public relations officer, said the suspect told investigators he was upset over his wife's frequent visits to her sister's home in Ashok Vihar, Delhi. "He had asked her to stop visiting Ashok Vihar frequently for staying. However, she ...