Police had questioned 400-500 people, including rickshaw pullers, ragpickers and beggars, to piece together why the woman was killed. (Representational Image)
SEVENTEEN DAYS after the body of a vagabond was found near Shanti Van in Darya Ganj, with head injuries inflicted with a stone, Delhi Police have arrested two accused, Rahul Kumar (22) and Banti (23), in connection with her murder, which had prompted the Delhi High Court to take note.
Police had questioned 400-500 people, including rickshaw pullers, ragpickers and beggars, to piece together why the woman was killed.
Police said Rahul was in a relationship with the woman, and killed her after he suspected that she stole his money and had an affair with another man. Police claim to have recovered bloodstained clothes tying him to the murder.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (central) Mandeep Singh Randhawa added that the murder took place under the “influence of liquor” and in “the heat of anger”.
Both Rahul and Banti and stayed on the footpath in Chandni Chowk, police said. The victim was often seen with Rahul, who had gone missing since the murder.
(The writer is an intern with The Indian Express)