Visakhapatnam/IBNS: A man killed his eight-month pregnant wife after a heated argument on Monday morning in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam, media reports said.

The police have arrested the accused.

Twenty-seven-year-old Anusha and Gyaneshwar engaged in an argument this morning, during which the man strangled his wife. She fell unconscious after that.

According to the police, the man took his wife to the hospital, where she was declared dead.

He later surrendered to the police.

The incident took place in Uda Colony in Visakhapatnam's PM Palem.

The accused runs a fast-food centre near Scouts and Sagarnagar viewpoint in the city.

The couple, who had a love marriage three years ago, reportedly fought over differences on several issues.

The police have sent the body for a post-mortem, and a case has been registered.