Decomposed body of woman found in bed box: Delhi flat owner among 2 apprehended

The owner of the house was identified as a 65-year-old English tutor. Police tracked him near Surajmal Park in Anand Vihar and apprehended him in the late hours of Friday night.

“During questioning, he admitted to the crime and said two other men were involved — one of them was the victim’s husband. He said the deceased lived in Ludhiana but was originally from Bihar,” said DCP (Shahdara) Prashant Gautam.

As police were questioning the flat owner, his co-accused, who had traveled to Delhi by flight to help dispose of the body, learned about his accomplice’s arrest and attempted to flee to Bihar by train, said police.

Police, using technical analysis, pinpointed his location aboard the Magadh Express. Coordinating with the Government Railway Police (GRP) in Aligarh, officers managed to intercept and apprehend him at Aligarh Railway Station.

Investigations revealed that the murder was premeditated.

On March 21, the co-accused forcibly brought the woman from Ludhiana to Delhi, said police. “Call Detail Record analysis of their phones revealed they had conspired to murder her… The flat owner had been looking up methods of disposing of a dead body using chemicals online. Additionally, he had also searched for open manholes of the Delhi Jal Board and open drains near his residence,” said DCP Gautam.

“These findings strongly indicate the accused’s criminal intent and premeditated planning regarding the disposal of the victim’s body,” added the DCP.

Police, however, are yet to establish a motive for the crime. They are still on the lookout for the victim’s husband.