Meerut: Woman’s body found two days after crime, man held for rape and murder, say cops

“The girl was not keeping well. On Wednesday, the accused convinced her parents that he would escort her to a hospital in Meerut. While on their way to the health centre, he called the other two accused to Partapur flyover. They then offered the girl a drink which was allegedly spiked. When she fell unconscious, the three allegedly took turns to rape her,” said Ranvijay Singh, SP (city).

The girl’s body was recovered on Friday morning from a forest near Upledha-Mahrauli link road, police added.

Her parents had lodged a missing report with the police on the evening of Wednesday but she could not be traced. On Friday morning, the police got information about a woman’s body lying in the forests near Partapur.

“We found her Aadhaar card in the pocket of her dress which helped us to identify her. Based on the complaint filed by her parents, we arrested the accused, who confessed to raping and killing her along with the other two accomplices,” said Satpal Malik, additional SP (Cantonment).

The accused said that they decided to kill the woman when she threatened to disclose everything to her parents, police added.