Police reports dead body of woman found near vacant house was taken care by man on Saturday


Devdiscourse News Desk | New Delhi | Updated: 07-10-2018 00:01 IST | Created: 06-10-2018 22:06 IST
Police reports dead body of woman found near vacant house was taken care by man on Saturday
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A woman was found dead near a vacant house that was taken care of by a man, who was her acquaintance, here on Saturday, police said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Meghna Yadav said a caller reported at 9.25 a.m. that a body was lying near the rear door of the house in east Delhi's Vivek Vihar.

"It wasn't her house," the officer said, adding that a watchman, who was her acquaintance, used to be its caretaker but was missing when the police reached the spot.

The police found her lying face down with no apparent injuries.

"She was bleeding from her nose.

"The cause of death will only be ascertained after the post-mortem report is released," said Yadav.

The watchman, the prime suspect, has been identified as Sushil, 40, from Bijnor and the victim has been identified as Pushpa from Ghaziabad. "The suspect is absconding and efforts are on to find him," the officer said.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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