Baghpat (UP), Oct 14 (PTI) A man was allegedly drugged and strangulated to death by his wife and mother-in-law here over a property dispute, leading to the arrest of the two accused on Tuesday, police said.

The body of Sonu (35) was found in Jivana Guliyan village on Sunday morning, following which his brother filed a police complaint.

A case was registered against seven people based on the complaint, and an investigation was initiated, Binouli police station in-charge Rakesh Kumar Sharma said.

Probe revealed that Sonu had a long-standing property dispute with his mother-in-law. During interrogation, Sonu's wife Sonia and her mother Saroj confessed to killing him, the official said.

According to police, Sonia disclosed that her mother, who lived with her, had bought a plot for Rs 3 lak

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