Bijnor : A 28-year-old woman, who had been missing for about 45 days, was allegedly murdered by her lover. The man was arrested on Tuesday after police traced his phone number through the victim’s call detail records.
She worked at a nearby pottery factory and went missing on Sept 28. Her mother, Rekha Devi, lodged a missing person report at Chandpur police station on Nov 8. Investigation led police to Vikas Kumar, 39, a resident of Gandhaur under Himpur Deepa police station. Police said that on Sept 28, the accused called Rakhi to meet him and took her to the forest.
Police said the deceased, identified as Rakhi , was a local resident. After the murder , he hid the body in bushes and threw the knife and the victim’s mobile phone into the nearby canal to destroy evidence before returning home, police said. He was taken into police custody for questioning and subsequently arrested. He switched off her mobile phone before taking her there, and mixed liquor with a cold drink for Rakhi. Following an argument over marriage, he strangled her with her dupatta and slit her throat with a knife.
ASP Gautam Rai said, “Vikas had been living in a rented place with his wife and daughter in Qutubpur Gaonri, where he became acquainted with Rakhi. He disclosed that he had been in a physical relationship with the victim for nearly two years, and claimed the woman was putting pressure on him to marry her.