Almost a week after the murder of a 65-year-old woman NGO worker identified as Vimla Tiwari in North-East Delhi’s Mansarovar Park area, the Delhi Police has arrested two persons, including a woman, in connection to the case.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, North-East district, AK Singla said, “The accused has been identified as Surender (48). However, the name of the 30-year-old woman cannot be disclosed. For the motive, the accused woman said that she used to visit Vimla regularly and used to show her new ornaments and costly clothes during her visits. Also, when she tried to set up her independent network, she was scolded by the woman. That is when she hatched the conspiracy to eliminate the old woman. On September 4, at 11.40 am Tiwari was found dead and a plastic rope was tied around her neck,”
During the course of investigation, the local enquiry revealed that there was a complaint in the police station against the deceased, in which it was alleged that she was involved in providing space to couples for their privacy, said the official.
Some persons were detained based on that complaint, but nothing on record came up to make the ingredients of a cognizable offence.
During interrogation, a woman’s name came up and it was noticed that her phone was switched off since the day of the incident. From further enquiry, the team zeroed in on a location in Khora Colony, Ghaziabad. The raid was conducted and the woman and her associate Surender were arrested. Surender has been involved in cases of theft and Arms Act in Sardhana, Meerut. They further revealed that they had one more associate, who has been involved in the cases of murder and robbery in Uttar Pradesh.