A 27-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her live-in partner in southwest Delhi’s Munirka area over suspicions of an affair, police informed on Saturday. The accused, identified as Jagminthang from Manipur's Senapati district, was arrested on Tuesday. He confessed the crime during the interrogation.
The victim, Lhing Janeng, was cohabiting with Jagminthang since a year. She hailed from Churachandpur district in Manipur.
Dead body found with injury marks
According to police, a PCR call was received around 1:57 pm on April 8, reporting a dead body with injury marks near a medical store at Kranti Chowk in Munirka. When the police arrived, they found the woman’s body inside a room on the fifth floor of a building. "A PCR call was received around 1.57 pm on April 8 about a dead body found with injury marks near a medical store at Kranti Chowk in Munirka. A police team rushed to the spot and found the body of a woman lying inside a room on the fifth floor of a building," a police officer was quoted as saying by PTI.
Based on the initial reports given by the forensic team, physical assault was revealed as the reason of death. "During inspection, multiple injury marks were found on the body. The scene was examined by the crime and forensic teams. A post-mortem was conducted at Safdarjung Hospital, where the autopsy surgeon gave a verbal opinion suggesting physical assault as the likely cause of death," the officer added.
Couple hosted a party
On the night of the incident, Jagminthang and Lhing had hosted a party attended by three others — Kapgoulal, Nemneithem, and Kimneithem. The gathering lasted until midnight, after which the guests left. Later that night, Jagminthang allegedly attacked Lhing during a confrontation over suspicions that she was involved with another man from nearby Kishangarh.
According to those who attended the party, Lhing was assaulted two days prior and had also been threatened during the gathering. Based on a medical-legal case report, a case was registered under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (culpable homicide not amounting to murder).
Police said the accused initially misled investigators, but later confessed to the crime following sustained interrogation and technical analysis. "During questioning, the accused initially misled the police, but after sustained interrogation and technical analysis, he confessed to the crime," the officer said.
(PTI inputs)
