Dehradun police have arrested Sagar, alias Sahil, native of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh on the charge of hacking his wife Renu, native of Meerut, to death on Friday night. The body was later dumped on the railway tracks at lachchhiwala in Doiwala.
The recovery of the woman’s body by the police from railway tracks created panic in the locality. Senior police officers along with forensic team and dog squad rushed to the incident site. As per preliminary inquiry, the married woman was hacked to death. On the basis of the investigation, police arrested the accused Sahil.
Deceased Renu was working as domestic help in lachchhiwala area, police said, adding that Sahil used to frequently visit lachchhiwala from Meerut. Rekha, deceased’s sister, living in lachchiwala area had identified her body.
“The accused did not disclose his real name to his wife nor did he disclose that he had married twice prior to marrying her. The accused admitted his offence while being grilled. He married the deceased in 2006. In 2008, he married another woman whom he later divorced. In 2014, he again married,” a police officer probing the case said.
Doiwala Police Station in-charge inspector Pankaj Gairola said that a case under section 302 of IPC had been registered against Sahil in the Dowiala police station. The police have collected some evidences based on his information, he said, adding that the accused would be sent to jail after being produced in the court on Sunday.