Army Major Held in Meerut Over Murder of Fellow Officer's Wife in Delhi
Shailja Dwivedi was found dead with her throat slit near Brar Square in Delhi's Cantt area on Saturday afternoon.
Shailja Dwivedi was found dead with her throat slit near Brar Square in Delhi's Cantt area on Saturday afternoon.
New Delhi: An Army Major was taken into custody by the Delhi Police from Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut on Sunday, a day after the body of a fellow officer’s wife was found in the national capital’s Cantonment area.
Efforts were underway to bring Major Nikhil Handa to Delhi.
Shailja Dwivedi was found dead with her throat slit near Brar Square in Delhi's Cantt area on Saturday afternoon. Police said her body had marks that appear to have been caused by being run over by a vehicle. The police suspect she could have been murdered first and then run over by the killer.
Police said Shailja had gone to the army hospital for a physiotherapy session at 10am. Her body was found at 1pm.
Major Handa, posted in Dimapur, was reportedly the last person to be seen with Shailja inside the hospital.
Shailja's body was found with injury marks on the neck. Her identity was ascertained after her husband went to the police station around 4pm to get a missing person's complaint lodged.
A senior police officer involved in the investigation said the motive of the murder “could be personal reasons”. Police had on Saturday ruled out robbery and sexual assault as motive. "There are no signs of struggle. No articles are missing from the woman’s body, including ornaments,” the officer said.
Efforts were underway to bring Major Nikhil Handa to Delhi.
Shailja Dwivedi was found dead with her throat slit near Brar Square in Delhi's Cantt area on Saturday afternoon. Police said her body had marks that appear to have been caused by being run over by a vehicle. The police suspect she could have been murdered first and then run over by the killer.
Police said Shailja had gone to the army hospital for a physiotherapy session at 10am. Her body was found at 1pm.
Major Handa, posted in Dimapur, was reportedly the last person to be seen with Shailja inside the hospital.
Shailja's body was found with injury marks on the neck. Her identity was ascertained after her husband went to the police station around 4pm to get a missing person's complaint lodged.
A senior police officer involved in the investigation said the motive of the murder “could be personal reasons”. Police had on Saturday ruled out robbery and sexual assault as motive. "There are no signs of struggle. No articles are missing from the woman’s body, including ornaments,” the officer said.