The death came to light when a team of Bilaspur police's anti-crime and cyber unit raided the house based on a tip-off about printing of counterfeit currency there, Bilaspur Superintendent of Police Santosh Singh said. The accused had allegedly strangled his wife Sati Sahu, 23 on January 6 suspecting her of infidelity, he said. The police caught the accused near his house and recovered some counterfeit currency notes from his possession, the official said.