Woman killed, her body dumped in front of hotel in Delhi; 2 held

A 34-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing a woman in rast Delhi’s New Usmanpur area, police said on Wednesday. Police also nabbed his friend as he allegedly helped him in dumping body in front of a hotel, y said. two accused have been identified as Nazir from Shastri Park area and his associate Anil Singh (22), a resident of New Seelampur, police said.

On Monday at 5.21 pm, police h received information regarding a body on a footpath in front of Hotel D-Aqua, Shastri Park, a senior police officer said. Police reached spot and found body of a woman d between 25 to 30 placed inside a carton and re was a scarf around neck of victim, y said.

During investigation, police analysed foot from CCTV cameras installed in nearby area. y found a foot in which two persons on a motorcycle could be seen dumping a large box at spot, officer said. One of m was identified as Nazir who was earlier involved in a criminal case in Kotwali area, police said.

"Raids were conducted at various places and accused were arrested from CPJ block, New Seelampur area," Deputy Commissioner of Police (rast) Ved Prakash Surya said.

mobile phone of deceased woman was recovered at instance of Nazir from a drain in front of a government school in Shastri Park, DCP said. Interrogation revealed that Nazir and woman were kwn to each or. On day of incident, she came to his shop at Shastri Park and an altercation took place between m, police said. Nazir got anyed and strangulated her with her scarf. He n placed body in a carton and called his friend Singh for disposing it, Surya said.