Woman’s body found buried in Gurugram; friend arrested for murder

The police identified the deceased as Zaida, also known as Jabeda Khatun, a native of Darang in Assam. The accused, Sanjay, 26, is from Kalyanpur village in Rajasthan’s Kotputli district and worked in air-conditioning repair. He lived in the Sushant Lok area with a cousin who works as a security guard.

A friend of the deceased filed a complaint on Saturday, stating that on 27 November, Zaida told her she was going out with a friend and would return in about two hours. When the friend called her after an hour and a half, Zaida’s phone was switched off and she did not return, prompting the police complaint. Following this, an FIR was lodged and the woman’s body was subsequently recovered.

During the investigation, police arrested Sanjay on Sunday. Officers said he confessed to the killing.

“During interrogation, the arrested accused revealed that the deceased, Zaida Khan, was his female friend,” a Gurugram police spokesperson said. “On the night of November 26, he brought her to his room in Sushant Lok. After having sex, an argument broke out when she was preparing to return home. The accused then took her on his bike to a deserted place opposite the power grid building in Sector 29, strangled her to death, covered the body with soil and fled. We are questioning the accused.”

Police officials said further investigation was underway.