India, Nov. 13 -- A post-mortem examination of a 21-year-old woman who was initially reported to have died by suicide revealed that she had been strangled, leading to the arrest of her father in Gujarat's Anand district, police said.

The woman, identified as Saniya, was allegedly killed by her father, Kaushalkumar Patel, at their home in Metpur village of Khambhat taluka around 3:15 am on November 9. He allegedly used a dupatta to strangle her in the kitchen while other family members were asleep, inspector P J Bantva of Khambhat Town police station said.

Police said the investigation revealed that Patel had been opposed to Saniya's relationship with a man from their village for about a year. His objections reportedly stemmed from their...