Delhi: Jilted man kills Swiss woman, dumps body near Tilak Nagar MCD school
PTC News Desk: Police stated on Saturday that an unidentified woman's body found near the wall of an MCD school in Tilak Nagar was that of a Swiss national and that the accused had been arrested.
The car used by the accused in the commission of the crime has been confiscated, according to police. According to police sources, accused Gurpreet dumped the body in the same car on a roadside after the murder.
During the interrogation, the accused claimed that he met the woman four years ago on a social media networking website.
"The meeting, which took place three to four years ago, turned into a friendship, and the accused fell in love with the girl. However, the girl had another boyfriend, which did not go down well with the accused," officials added.
"The accused called the girl from Switzerland to India on the pretext of meeting her and then tied the girl's hands and legs with a chain, saying that he would give her a surprise in 10 minutes and choked her to death."
According to authorities, the accused purchased a car using another girl's ID and dumped the body in the Tilak Nagar area.
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Vichitra Veer, the incident was reported between 8:45 a.m. and 9 a.m. on Friday at the Tilak Nagar police station, and specialised teams were dispatched to the scene.
"Prima Facie, we thought that it was a murder case. We registered a case under sections 302 and 201 and started an investigation... Nearby cameras showed a suspicious car passing by... We identified the car, it was brought from a second-hand car dealer in Janakpuri with cash... We traced an accused named Gurpreet. He was using the car... We apprehended Gurpreet from Janakpuri last night..."
"Only initial interrogation has taken place... He is not very cooperative... It is a confirmed fact that the body was dumped in a car... The victim was in touch with the accused for last 8-10 days...," DCP said.
According to police, they recovered Rs 1.5 crore from the accused, which he reportedly got by selling the property.
- ANI
