Wife, daughter of WagonR owner found murdered in their house
In a shocking twist to Saturday’s car fire on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway, in which a 30-year-old man was charred to death, the partially decomposed bodies of the wife and daughter of the owner of the Maruti WagonR were discovered from their residence in Sector-120 of Noida on Sunday. Prima facie, police suspect that the owner of the car had killed his wife and daughter four days ago.
According to the police, they were unable to identify the driver of the WagonR as the car was completely burnt. later with the help of the registration number, the owner was traced and identified as Nitin Rohilla; an engineer working with Yamaha Motors.
Meanwhile, on Sunday morning, residents of Prateek laurel Apartments in Noida complained of a foul smell emanating from Rohilla’s flat on the fourth floor. A PCR call was made and a police team rushed to the spot.
The police broke open the door and found the body of Rohilla’s wife Parul (29) on a chair in the drawing room while the body of his daughter Ayushi (4) was found lying near the kitchen. Police sources said circumstantial evidence suggested that Rohilla might have killed the duo, as mystery also shrouded the fire that broke out in his WagonR. Police said his wife and daughter were killed around four days ago since the bodies had already started decomposing. Blood stains were found all over the house. Circumstantial evidence was lifted from the spot and sent for further examination.
Investigations revealed that Rohilla last went to his office on July 16. On July 17, he sent a text message to his boss stating that he was unwell and would skip office. Parul’s brother Neeraj claimed that on Saturday Rohilla called him and said that they had a fight and everything had finished. “He was in a state of panic and did not explain. He told me that Parul and Ayushi were at home,” Neeraj added.
Soon after the call, Rohilla’s car caught fire. Eyewitness said that there was a loud noise in the car after which it was engulfed in flames. “We have sent the body for autopsy and will also conduct a DNA test to ascertain the identity of the driver,” said Preetinder Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police.
It appears that Rohilla killed his wife and daughter but the exact sequence of events is yet to be established. “We are scanning the CCTV footage in the building to check Rohilla’s movement,” he added. A case under appropriate Sections of the Indian Penal Code has been registered at Sector 58 police station.