Murdered model Divya Pahuja had been sextorting killer, say Haryana cops

Former model Divya Pahuja planted by a Haryanabased gangster Binder Gujjar to honeytrap his archrival Sandeep Gadolimdashkilled in a fake encounter in a hotel in Mumbai in 2016mdashhad been sextorting money from her killer Abhijeet Singh to meet legal expenses and run her house Sources in Haryana police told midday that Pahuja 27 came in contact with Singh through Gujjar after she walked out of jail where she languished for seven yearsThe Haryana police crime branch found the BMW used in disposing of Pahujarsquos body abandoned in Patiala with its doors locked However her mortal remains are yet to be recovered The police believe that her body might have been disposed of in a river en route to Patiala from GurugramldquoWe have ascertained that Pahuja was killed after an altercation with her boyfriend Singh who owns Hotel City Point in Gurugram During interrogation Singh told us that gangster Binder Gujjar was a common friend and that he Singh came in contact with Pahuja after she got out of jail in July 2023rdquo said an officer in Haryana policeHaryana police with all three accused who are in police custodyDeputy Commissioner of Police Crime Haryana Police Vijay Pratap said ldquoThey Pahuja and Singh were in a relationship and she had reportedly videotaped something Singh has told us that she had been extorting him to extract money To date she has allegedly extracted R6 lakh from himrdquolsquoHe wanted clips deletedrsquoAccording to the police Singh wanted to delete his video clips and photographs that showed him in a compromising position with Pahuja Police sources told midday that Pahuja who carried two handsets with her had stored the content in one of the phones ldquoAfter reaching Hotel City Point in Gurugram Singh wanted to delete the content of Pahujarsquos cell phone But she didnrsquot allow him to access her phonersquos photo gallery The altercation took place around 5 pm on January 2 This triggered Singh who pulled out his illegal firearm and shot her dead inside room number 111rdquo said an officerThough the Haryana police were informed about a gunfire incident at 9 pm on January 2 the visiting cops returned without any knowledge of the murder as they only inspected Singhrsquos room and failed to check the adjacent room on the same floor where Pahujarsquos body was lying in a pool of blood Almost two hours later Pahujarsquos killer disposed of her body and tried to wipe out the crime scene using several litres of petrol Singh the owner of Hotel City Point had leased the establishment to a businessman Anup who called the cops and informed them about the gunfire Sources told midday that two separate rooms were booked for Singh and Pahuja at the hotel ldquoThe police arrived at the hotel and checked only room number 114 which was booked in Singhrsquos namerdquo said a sourceDivya Pahujarsquos residence in GurugramMeanwhile a source at Sector 14 police station in Gurugram told midday that the hotel reception and corridor lights were switched off around 1042 pm on January 2 ldquoAfter Singh learnt that the cops had left he planned to dispose of Pahujarsquos body With the help of two cleaning staffers Hemraj and Om Prakash her body wrapped in a white bed sheet from the hotel was dragged from room number 111 to the ground floor through the corridor around 1045 pm It was stuffed into the BMW and driven away to be discardedrdquo the source said ldquoWe are checking if there were any lapses in the police workrdquo DCP Pratap addedHow murder came to lightIn her statement to Haryana police Pahujarsquos sister Naina said the former was last active on her mobile phone at 1150 am on January 2 Since her cell phone was not reachable Naina immediately visited Singhrsquos home in South Ext Gurugram as Pahuja had left her house on January 1 with him ldquoI found Balraj Gill at Singhrsquos house He was carrying my sisterrsquos cell phone which I took in possession and reached Hotel City Point where my sister was last seenrdquo Naina told the police in her statementSingh was present at the hotel and when Naina asked him about Pahuja he didnrsquot tell her anything Naina wanted to check the CCTV footage of the hotel but the hotel staff did not cooperate Naina noticed bloodstains on the staircases walls and corridor of the hotel Also she found Pahujarsquos blazer and jewellery in Singhrsquos room and found her footwear spectacles and ring lying in the store room Naina then confronted Singh and when she threatened to call the police he reportedly handed over Pahujarsquos debit and PAN cardsNaina called in police on the morning of January 3 and a team from Sector 14 police station arrived at the hotel The crime came to light only after cops checked CCTV footage ldquoDuring interrogation Singh told us that he was high on drugs and killed Pahuja on January 2 We have arrested Singh and two others who dragged the body to his car on the night of January 2rdquo DCP Pratap said ldquoAfter hiding the body in his BMW Singh called Balrajmdash a native of Mohalimdashand drove for nearly 15 km before handing over the car keys to him One more person present in the car was Ravi Banga a native of Hisarrdquo the DCP said adding that police teams are camping in Punjab to nab Balraj and Banga