Man strangles 25-year-old girlfriend to death in Delhi over infidelity suspicion

A 25yearold woman was strangled to death by her boyfriend over suspicion of infidelity in Swaroop Nagar area of Delhi an officer said on FridayThe incident occurred in the rented accommodation of the accused in Swaroop Nagar area on February 1 the police saidThe accused was arrested on Wednesday night when he returned from Mumbai to take a loan from his friendOn February 1 a PCR police control room call was received at Swaroop Nagar Police Station regarding murder in a house The landlord of the house informed the police that her tenant Kishanpal reported that his younger brother Surjeet had killed his female friend whose body was lying in his room said Deputy Commissioner of Police Outer North Nidhin ValsanHe further said that upon reaching the scene the Delhi Police discovered the lifeless body of the victim a resident of JJ Camp in Bhalswa Dairy area who was married and was having an extramarital relationship with the accusedThe crime scene was examined by the forensic experts The body was then sent to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital BJRM Hospital for postmortem Based on the landlords statement a first information report FIR was filed multiple teams were formed and further investigation was launched to locate SurjeetHis last known location indicated that he might have fled to his village in Uttar Pradesh Despite multiple raids and inquiries with relatives the accused remained untraceable Analysis of call records revealed his attempts to sell his mobile phone due to lack of funds the officer saidCCTV footage showed him reaching Delhi Railway Station After thorough analysis of over 100 CCTV cameras the team got to know that Surjeet had left for Mumbai but later returned to Delhi seeking financial help from an acquaintance said the DCPA team received a tipoff on February 5 that Surjeet would be in Burari Road to secure a loan for his escape following which he was apprehended the police saidSurjeet a factory worker confessed to his crime during interrogation He admitted to being in a relationship with the woman for over two years On February 1 an argument erupted between them when he accused her of being involved with other menIn a fit of rage he strangled her with her scarf and locked the room before fleeing After committing the murder he informed his elder brother about the crime and advised him to leave the house immediately with his family members But his elder brother informed the landlord who further informed the police said the DCPThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever