West Bengal native held for murdering live-in partner in Gurugram

Sanjay Yadav
Gurugram, January 15

Gurugram police on Friday nabbed a West Bengal resident for allegedly murdering his live-in partner as she started demanding marriage. He was produced in a city court today and sent to judicial custody.

According to the police, the arrested accused is identified as Mirajuddin alias Lalan (19), native of West Bengal.

He was in live-in relationship with a 23-year-old woman in Basai enclave from the last two months. It was on January 10 when the dead body of a woman was found in her room. Today police have arrested the accused from Palam Vihar area.

The brother of the woman filed a complaint with police that his deceased sister got married around 9 years ago and was mother of three children. Around five months ago she returned home after a fight with her husband. She started living in Basai enclave around 2 months ago and was working in a private hospital.

“She was in a live-in relationship with the accused who fled after murdering my sister. Her live-in partner strangulated her to death,” brother of the deceased woman told police.

Following the complaint, an FIR of murder was registered at Sector 10A police station and case was handed over to crime unit, Sector 17. The crime unit today arrested the accused who confessed to the murder.

“The accused confessed that he was in a live-in relationship with the deceased woman since last two months. She was demanding marriage and finally he gagged her to death. He fled to Delhi at a relative’s home after locking his room. Today he returned in Gurugram and our team nabbed him,” said Preet Pal Singh Sangwan, ACP, crime.