Hyderabad, July 9 -- A 30-year-old software engineer from Telangana working in the United States has been arrested for the alleged murder of his wife.

On July 1, a local court formally charged him with first-degree murder.

In October last year, Avinash Narne's 27-year-old wife, Raajitha Sabbineni, was found dead in their Washington home. According to Bellevue Police, they got a call from Narne saying his wife had locked herself inside the bathroom and was not responding. The police broke open the door to find the lifeless body of Raajitha.

The couple were married for just six months.

Investigations began, and Narne's testimony did not match up. According to his statements, on the day of her death, he left home for some work and return...