Hans News Service Ghaziabad

A married woman was allegedly killed by a man she had befriended on Facebook, following an altercation at her residence here, police said on Tuesday.

The incident took place late Monday night at her home in the Indrapuri area of Ghaziabad.

The accused, identified as Pintu, has been taken into custody and is being interrogated, police said.

The deceased, Pinky, hailed from Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh and had befriended Pintu on Facebook around five months ago. Pinky, who lived with her family in Indrapuri, had been in regular contact with him over the phone since then, police said.

According to police, Pintu visited Pinky’s house on Monday evening, when the two had an altercation over some issue.

“During the altercation, Pintu allegedly hit Pinky on the head with a brick, causing her to collapse and die on the spot,” Assistant Commissioner of Police Amardeep Maurya, who is posted in Ankur Vihar, told reporters.

During preliminary interrogation, Pintu told police that he had not intended to kill Pinky but struck her with a brick in the heat of the moment, Maurya said.

The body has been sent for post-mortem. The accused is being questioned, and further legal action is underway,the ACP added.