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This is an archive article published on January 7, 2025
Delhi woman’s body found inside bed box: Husband killed her over suspicion of affair
The lock was broken, and as police searched the house, they found Deepa dead — inside the box of her bed, her mouth covered with duct tape.
On January 14, the police had found Bansinh's body in Jamli village, about four kilometers away from Kawant taluka, where the two had allegedly gone to “engage in physical intimacy”.
Last week, 24-year-old Deepa’s mother — like she did every day — was out to feed the parrots close to her daughter’s house, who lived nearby when she smelt something foul. As she got closer to Deepa’s rented home in West Delhi’s Janakpuri, she saw it was locked from outside. Tensed about the well-being of her daughter, she realised something was off. She called the police.
The lock was broken, and as police searched the house, they found Deepa dead — inside the box of her bed, her mouth covered with duct tape. The body was decomposed.
“On reaching the spot, a foul smell came out of the bedroom, which led to the discovery of the decomposed body,” a police officer said.
Ashok Chauhan, Deepa’s father, later told police her daughter’s phone had been switched off since December 29. Her husband, Dhanraj, was missing. An FIR was registered and the needle of suspicion pointed towards the missing husband, who worked with a ride-hailing company, said officers. A search was launched to trace him.
With his arrest on Monday, officers said, police were able to connect the dots — he allegedly killed his wife because he suspected she was having an affair.
“Dhanraj suspected Deepa was having an affair with a 28-year-old man who worked with a delivery app. He taped her mouth and strangled her to death. He then put the body inside the bed box,” the officer said. After allegedly killing her and locking the body in the bed cabinet, he fled.
Prima facie, it appears that Deepa was killed on January 1, 72 hours before the body was discovered, the official said.
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After killing Deepika, Dhanraj allegedly went to his friend’s house. While having alcohol with him, he admitted that he had killed his wife, said police.
“His friend revealed that Dhanraj had admitted to the murder. When Dhanraj learnt that the police had questioned his friend, he contacted another friend and took his help to flee,” the officer said.
Dhanraj was eventually arrested from Karnal in Haryana.
“Deepa and Dhanraj had been married for five years… their two-year-old child is currently living with his maternal uncle,” DCP (Dwarka) Ankit Singh had earlier said.
The police are now questioning Dhanraj to get further details about the murder case, police said.
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