Crime News: The body of a 26-year-old woman was found stuffed in an almirah at a house in southwest Delhi's Dwarka area, news agency PTI reported on Thursday, citing police. According to the police, the father of the deceased suspected that her live-in partner was behind the murder. The matter came to light on Wednesday, after the father of the victim approached the police after he was unable to contact her for a few days.
According to police, a PCR call was received at 10.40 pm on Wednesday, wherein a caller said his daughter could have been killed, following which a team from the Dabri police station rushed to the said house in Dwarka's Rajapuri area. A senior police officer said, "Upon entering the flat, the body of the woman was found in the almirah of a room. The crime scene was inspected by the crime team and FSL," as quoted by PTI.
The police said that the father of the deceased, who was present at the spot, alleged the woman was killed by her live-in partner, Vipal Tailor.
Citing his last call with the victim woman, the complainant told the police that she had told him that her partner Vipal Tailor used to beat her up and she was afraid she could be murdered, they said, as reported by PTI. He also told the police that his daughter had been living in the rented flat with Tailor for the past one and a half months, they further stated.
The police officer said the body has been transferred to the DDU Hospital mortuary for an autopsy. "Efforts are underway to locate the accused, Vipal Tailor, who is a native of Surat in Gujarat," the officer said.
"Based on the statement of the complainant, a case under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against the accused," he said, as quoted by PTI. He further stated that police teams are also scanning CCTV cameras in the area to find out the crime sequence.