A 50-year-old man was arrested in connection with the murder of a young woman whose body was found wrapped in a jute sack inside a public toilet near Bilal Mosque in Ashok Vihar in the national capital.
The accused is identified as Keshav Prasad and was apprehended by Delhi Police while attempting to flee to Vijayawada.
As per police, on February 22 an emergency call reported the presence of a woman's body in the public toilet. Upon reaching the scene, the police officers found the body of an unidentified female in a jute sack. The victim was estimated to be between 25 and 30 years old.
According to the police statement, a murder case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was registered at Ashok Vihar Police Station, and multiple teams were formed to investigate the crime.
During the investigation, the six distinctive tattoos on her body helped the authorities to identify the deceased as Nandini alias Kallo, a 22-year-old resident of Gudmandi, Model Town.
To track the suspect, police examined more than 100 CCTV cameras across WPIA, Laal Bagh, and Azadpur. After scrutinizing the footage, officers managed to spot a suspect near the crime scene at the time of the incident.
Further, technical surveillance and human intelligence led to the identification of Keshav Prasad, a labourer at Azadpur Fruit Mandi, as the prime suspect.
Prasad confessed to the crime upon interrogation and revealed that he met the victim near the Azadpur flyover on the night of February 21-22. He invited her to his jhuggi, where they had a meal together.
However, an argument breaks out when the victim allegedly demanded Rs 10,000 from him in exchange for a physical relationship. When Prasad refused, an altercation took place during which he strangulated her to death. He then stuffed the body in a jute bag and disposed of it in the public toilet.
Police have recovered the deceased's mobile phone from Prasad. Further legal proceedings in the case are underway.