New Delhi [India], January 8 : The Delhi Police have arrested a person in connection with the murder of his 26-year-old wife, Deepa Chauhan, whose decomposed body was found in her rented accommodation in Janakpuri, Delhi, on January 3.
The accused has been identified as Dhanraj alias Lalu, the police said.
According to the police, Dhanraj, a 28-year-old motorcycle rider with Ola and Uber, had a quarrel with his wife on December 29, 2024, and strangulated her to death. He then wrapped her mouth with white tape to delay decomposition and hid her body inside the bed.
The police said that Dhanraj was unhappy with his wife's friendship with another person and had planned to murder the friend as well. He had watched videos on YouTube to learn how to dispose of the body and had even asked his friends for help, but they refused.
The police tracked Dhanraj's movements, which took him to Agra, Jaipur, and Amritsar, before he was apprehended by the Anti-Narcotics Cell, Dwarka District, on his return from Amritsar.
According to the police, during interrogation, Dhanraj confessed to the crime.
The accused is a habitual drinker who earned quite less. His wife was paying for all the expenses of the family, the police said. Further investigation is ongoing
Earlier on Tuesday, the Central Delhi Police detained nine Bangladeshi nationals over the past six days. Seven of the individuals were arrested from a hotel in the Nabi Karim area of Central Delhi.Reports said that some of the detainees had entered India using tourist visas, while others had illegally crossed the border through the "donkey route" passing through West Bengal and Tripura before reaching Delhi. With this operation, a total of 14 Bangladeshi nationals have now been detained by the Central Delhi Police, and they have been sent to the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) for further processing and investigation.