A 24-year-old woman from Delhi was found dead in a suitcase last week in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district. On Friday, police arrested her 29-year-old friend for allegedly murdering her.
According to the police, the accused is Satendra Yadav, a resident of Vinod Nagar, Delhi. Reportedly, he worked at a private real estate firm. Authorities said they recovered two mobile phones, a car, the woman’s bank passbook, and her Aadhaar card from his possession.
Details About The Victim
The victim, Neelesh, lived in Trilokpuri, Delhi, and worked with a private company. On May 30, her decomposed body was found stuffed in a suitcase near a canal in Sikheda village, under Pilkhuwa police station limits.
“The woman was a resident of Trilokpuri in Delhi,” said Station House Officer PatniashKumar. “Her body was discovered in a decomposed state with visible marks indicating strangulation.”
Yadav told the police that he had been in a relationship with Neelesh for over three years. During this time, she had reportedly given him Rs 5.25 lakh. Last October, she was diagnosed with a kidney disease and admitted to Dharamshila Hospital in Delhi.
“Yadav used to meet Neelesh at the hospital regularly. However, tensions developed in their relationship last year when Yadav took a trip to Patiala… and he suspected Neelesh of being involved with someone else. He claimed that her phone was frequently busy and attempts to check it were blocked by a phone lock,” Kumar added.
Details About The Incident
Police said Neelesh visited Yadav on May 28 to demand her money back. In a fit of rage, he allegedly strangled her with her scarf.
“He then stuffed her body into a suitcase… Later that night, he drove to the Sikheda canal road, a route he frequently used to avoid toll taxes, and dumped the suitcase,” a police officer said.
“We recovered the vehicle used in the crime, along with documents, a mobile phone, and other evidence. CCTV footage also supports the sequence of events described by the accused,” added SP Hapur, Kunwar Gyananjay Singh.
A case under murder charges has been filed, and a chargesheet will be submitted soon, Singh confirmed.
