Patiala, April 11 -- The Patiala police on Friday arrested a man for allegedly killing his live-in partner and burning her body to destroy evidence in a tile factory earlier this year.

The accused has been identified as Gagandeep Singh, a resident of Panjola village in Patiala. The victim, Kamalpreet Kaur, 28, had been living with him in a rented accommodation in the Sular area.

According to the police, the crime took place on February 23 this year. Gagandeep allegedly shot Kamalpreet with his licensed pistol and later disposed of her body by burning it in his tile factory in the evening in a bid to eliminate evidence.

The case came to light nearly two months later, in April, following a complaint by Jagsir Singh, the victim's brother....