East Delhi murder: Body found in Mathura identified

His family went with a team of the East Delhi police to Mathura to claim the body.

Reconstructing the sequence of events,a senior police officer said Deepshika left her Jhilmil Colony residence and went for a drive with Mehta on Sunday evening in his Wagon-R. Around 9 pm,Deepshika’s body was found in the same vehicle parked inside the CB Grounds complex adjacent to the Karkardooma courts.

Mehta also left behind a note admitting to the crime. The police said Mehta worked as an assistant manager at an international finance chain. His father Deep Mehta is a lawyer at the Delhi High Court.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) K C Dwivedi said,“Mehta’s family has identified his body. We are investigating other facts in the case.”

Deepshika’s family said she was not in a relationship with Mehta. He used to keep pestering her to marry him,they added. “Everything was okay till about a week ago,when Mehta repeatedly called and intimidated her. He had once even threatened her mother,” Pawan Arora,Deepshika’s maternal uncle,said.