A 21-year-old girl was found dead with her throat slit at the rented accommodation of her male friend’s house in East Delhi’s New Ashok Nagar area on Friday morning. Yogwati, the deceased, was reported to be missing by her parents since Thursday evening. “As per the missing complaint filed by the girl’s family, Yogwati had left home on Thursday evening to buy groceries. However, when she did not return home, her parents started searching for her but in vain,” said a senior police officer.
Meanwhile, family members of the deceased had claimed that their daughter was sexually assaulted. To which, senior police officers said that they will take a decision once the post-mortem is done.
Police suspect that girl was called in by Arjun to his place where he killed her. He is absconding since Friday morning.”On Friday morning, the locals in the E block of the New Ashok Nagar area claimed that they last saw Yogwati with Arjun. Based on which, the locals forced open Arjun’s rented accommodation.
The local police was called in. The girl was found profusely bleeding, her throat slit,” said a senior police officer, privy to the investigation.
“So far, we have found that the deceased was engaged to be married. She was doing graduation through correspondence. Arjun, who works in a Noida company came to know about her engagement on Thursday,” said Ravindra Yadav, Joint Commissioner of Police (Eastern Range).
Police said that teams have been formed to nab Arjun. “He is a native of Bihar. A team has been sent to his native place,” added the senior police officer.
Police added that they have sent the body for autopsy.
Police said a murder and kidnapping case under Sections of the IPC was registered at the New Ashok Nagar police station.