Chandigarh: Eight days on, killer yet to be identified

Amarjot Kaur

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Chandigarh, January 23

Eight days after a woman was found brutally murdered near the city railway station, the government railway police (GRP) are yet to identify any accused.

An official said they were still questioning the suspects. They had not booked any person or reached any theory yet. The woman was found brutally murdered with at least 10 stab wounds in the forest area near the Panchkula side of the railway station on January 15.

She used to work as a cleaner at the Mauli Jagran police station. Vilayati Saini, SHO, GRP police station, said they were still questioning people who were in touch with the woman. They had sent the swab samples collected from the body for examination to find out if there was any possibility of rape or sexual assault.

“We have not yet received the reports of the swab samples,” he said.

The police official said according to the post-mortem report, the woman died of injuries caused by a sharp weapon. The autopsy report had ruled out the possibility of the woman being pregnant at the time of her death.

“We are working on the case every day. I cannot give you any detail at this moment like how many people we have questioned or who they are as it is a matter of investigation,” said Saini.

The woman had left for her home around 6 pm on January 14, but never returned. Her body was later found in the morning. She was the sole breadwinner of her family.