Days after the murder of an Uzbek woman, the case took an unexpected turn as the Delhi police on Friday claimed that an absconding co-accused, another Uzbek woman, had been murdered by her partner, a
Days after the murder of an Uzbek woman, the case took an unexpected turn as the Delhi police on Friday claimed that an absconding co-accused, another Uzbek woman, had been murdered by her partner, a “placement agent” already under arrest. Four days after his arrest, accused Gagan, alias Gurvinder, confessed to having murdered his partner, Naaz, an Uzbek woman whom the police was searching for her alleged involvement in the murder of a compatriot.
DCP (south) Prem Nath said that Gagan has confessed to having murdered Naaz and dumping her body on the outskirts of a village in Hapur district of UP. He also set Naaz’s body on fire. Gagan allegedly killed Naaz just days after the two of them allegedly strangled another Uzbek woman to death. On Thursday, after his confession, the accused led the police to the spot where he had dumped Naaz’s body.When the Hapur police was contacted, it came to light that a “charred female body” was found on October 6 and a case of murder was registered there, said the senior official.
The police said that Gagan had killed the first Uzbek woman (name withheld) as Naaz had to pay her money for her passport. He killed Naaz so that the police could not trace her as she was the only accomplice and witness to the first Uzbek woman’s murder.
However, the exact date on which Naaz was murdered and how she was killed are yet to be verified by the investigators, considering Gagan’s response throughout the probe till now, said an official. Naaz could have been murdered between September 25 and October 6, the police said.
According to police sources, Gagan allegedly managed to mislead investigators for around six weeks — the time the police took to arrest him after grilling him in connection with the disappearance of the first Uzbek woman — but also during custodial interrogation, disclosing facts in instalments.
