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

According to police, the accused, residents of Manesar and Aurangabad village in Jhajjar, returned to India on June 30 and were apprehended near Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. They were brought to Gurugram on Saturday and formally arrested.

Investigators said the husband spent a substantial amount on a hair transplant in Rishikesh and got both ears pierced to alter his appearance.

Police said the couple had married in February. The murder came to light on May 22 after the victim's mother filed a missing person complaint at Manesar police station, alleging her daughter h...