NOIDA techie strangles wife, hides body

A 24-year-old software engineer allegedly strangled to death his wife in sector 11 of NOIDA, police said on Sunday.

Shavendra Mishra was arrested after the body of his wife, Pragya, 22, was found stuffed in a bed box in the wee hours in their rented accommodation on the third floor of K Block in NOIDA.

The couple, who hailed from Allahabad, were living in the house for about a fortnight. They were believed to have a strained relationship.

They were married in 2005 and Pragya, a student of fashion designing, started living with her husband in 2009.

Last evening, Mishra allegedly strangled Pragya with an electric cord and hid her body in the bed. He later called a relative and told him about it after which the police arrived.

Mishra was currently working as a teacher with a computer training institute.

Senior police officers have questioned other tenants and neighbours.