Man arrested for murder of 26-year-old housewife

The Gautam Budh Nagar Police arrested a man who had killed a 26-year-old woman in Noida three days ahead of the New Year’s Eve, by slitting her throat in Chhijarsi village on Sunday.

Police said that the killer had an illicit relationship with the woman and when she tried to distance herself from him, he could not tolerate it and killed her.

According to the police, the accused has been identified as Vinod Kumar, who works in a sports goods company in Sector 63. Kumar was absconding since the day of the incident. He was arrested following a tip-off.

“We got information that Kumar was hiding in Chhijarsi village following which we planned to nab him. On Sunday morning, a team reached the village and nabbed him,” said Rajiv, Circle Officer -2, Noida City.

During interrogation, he revealed that he had an illicit relationship with Shweta Singh, a housewife, who lived in the same building as he did.

“He revealed that from the past one year he had been visiting their house and had good relation with Shweta’s husband. He used to visit their house often. Later, he developed feelings for Shweta and approached her. They both got into an illicit relationship. However, a few …read more