Delhi woman strangled, stuffed in suitcase over Rs 5 lakh dispute; boyfriend arrested

On May 30, the Hapur Police had recovered the body of the woman, Neelesh, stuffed inside a suitcase, near a canal in Sikheda village under the jurisdiction of Pilkhuwa police station limits.

“The woman was a resident of Trilokpuri in Delhi,” said Station House Officer, Pilkhuwa, Patniash Kumar. “Her body was discovered in a decomposed state with visible marks indicating strangulation.

During questioning, Yadav told the police that they had been in a relationship for over three years. Neelesh, who worked with a private firm, had given Yadav Rs 5.25 lakh during their relationship. Around October last year, she got to know that she had been suffering from a kidney ailment and was admitted to Delhi’s Dharamshila hospital,” the SHO told The Indian Express.

“Yadav used to meet Neelesh at the hospital regularly. However, tensions developed in their relationship last year when Yadav took a trip to Patiala… and he suspected Neelesh of being involved with someone else. He claimed that her phone was frequently busy [when he would call her] and attempts [by him] to check it were blocked by a phone lock,” Kumar said.

According to the police statement, Yadav claimed that Neelesh visited his room on May 28 to demand her money. But, police said, he lost his temper and allegedly strangled her using her scarf. “He then stuffed her body into a suitcase, which he had in his room. Later that night, he drove to the Sikheda canal road, a route he frequently used to avoid toll taxes, and dumped the suitcase,” a police officer said.

“We recovered the vehicle used in the crime, along with documents, a mobile phone, and other evidence. CCTV footage also supports the sequence of events described by the accused,” Superintendent of Police, Hapur, Kunwar Gyananjay Singh said.

Police said they have lodged a case under sections of murder against Yadav.

Singh said that a chargesheet will be filed soon.