Final week, 24-year-old Deepa’s mom — like she did every single day — was out to feed the parrots near her daughter’s home, who lived close by when she smelt one thing foul. As she bought nearer to Deepa’s rented house in West Delhi’s Janakpuri, she noticed it was locked from outdoors. Tensed concerning the well-being of her daughter, she realised one thing was off. She referred to as the police.
The lock was damaged, and as police searched the home, they discovered Deepa lifeless — contained in the field of her mattress, her mouth lined with duct tape. The physique was decomposed.
“On reaching the spot, a foul odor got here out of the bed room, which led to the invention of the decomposed physique,” a police officer stated.
Ashok Chauhan, Deepa’s father, later informed police her daughter’s cellphone had been switched off since December 29. Her husband, Dhanraj, was lacking. An FIR was registered and the needle of suspicion pointed in the direction of the lacking husband, who labored with a ride-hailing firm, stated officers. A search was launched to hint him.
Together with his arrest on Monday, officers stated, police have been capable of join the dots — he allegedly killed his spouse as a result of he suspected she was having an affair.
“Dhanraj suspected Deepa was having an affair with a 28-year-old man who labored with a supply app. He taped her mouth and strangled her to demise. He then put the physique contained in the mattress field,” the officer stated. After allegedly killing her and locking the physique within the mattress cupboard, he fled.
Prima facie, it seems that Deepa was killed on January 1, 72 hours earlier than the physique was found, the official stated.
After killing Deepika, Dhanraj allegedly went to his good friend’s home. Whereas having alcohol with him, he admitted that he had killed his spouse, stated police.
“His good friend revealed that Dhanraj had admitted to the homicide. When Dhanraj learnt that the police had questioned his good friend, he contacted one other good friend and took his assist to flee,” the officer stated.
Dhanraj was ultimately arrested from Karnal in Haryana.
“Deepa and Dhanraj had been married for 5 years… their two-year-old little one is at present dwelling along with his maternal uncle,” DCP (Dwarka) Ankit Singh had earlier stated.
The police are actually questioning Dhanraj to get additional particulars concerning the homicide case, police stated.
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