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A nose pin led researchers to the identity of a woman and also her murderer, the husband who had allegedly strangled her wife with a wire cable, wrapped her body in a sheet and threw the body in the drain, police said on Friday.
Anil Kumar, a property trafficker, worked with the domestic help of the family, Shiv Shankar, to commit the horrible murder, police said. (Representative image)
Delhi murder: In an amazing event, a nose pin led researchers to the identity of a woman, whose body was found in a drain in Delhi almost a month ago. The key evidence also led the police to catch the woman’s murderer, her husband who had allegedly strangled her with a cable cable and threw the body, the authorities said on Friday.
Police arrested a property merchant, identified as Anil Kumar, who committed the crime with the help of the family’s domestic help, Shiv Shankar.
“The body of Sema Singh (47) was discovered on March 15, wrapped in a sheet, tied with cable wire and a heavy stone, and thrown into Najafgarh’s drain,” said the Vice President Commissioner of Police (Dwarka), according to the agency. PTI.
How did it become a key evidence?
Police said Initiall, his identity was still unknown. The advance came when they examined a gold pin that was wearing. His distinctive seal led the police to the manufacturer, which possible helped track his identity.
A sketch published by the Police and circulated on social networks caught the attention of one of his relatives, who contacted the authorities and confirmed the identity of Sema, said the DCP.
The official said that a FIR was recorded at the Chhawla Police station and multiple teams were formed to catch the accused. The possible police caught the domestic assistant, who revealed the whole truth. He confessed to the crime saying that and Anil strangled to death on March 11 at his residence in sector 10 in Dwarka.
Then, the duo eliminated the body to deceive investigators and evade suspicion, Shankar told the police.
Meanwhile, the accused husband, who had initially cheated the researchers and the family of Seaema that he had left his home with anger and never returned, had been fleeing since the incident was arrested.
The report also revealed that Anil lived with another woman in Gurugram and Sema’s family reported that her disappearance at the Chhecapur police station days before her body was found.
According to the postmortem report, Sema was killed a few days before his body was recovered. The injuries on his face and head indicated a violent fight before his death.
According to the police, preliminary investigations suggest that the ongoing family and financial disputes between the couple were the main reason behind the crime. Police suspect that a deeper conspiracy rooted in personal and domestic conflicts.
The deceased survives two children.
(With PTI inputs)
