Delhi man kills minor cousin, stuffs her body in suitcase

A laborer from Delhi brutally murdered his young cousin and hidden her body in a suitcase, before dumping the bag in an isolated area of Northeast Delhi's Burari, according to police. The motive behind the heinous act was his cousin's refusal to end her relationship with a distant relative, which the accused deemed unbearable.

Before disposing of the suitcase, the suspect reportedly sought assistance from a friend, claiming that the bag contained stolen items. The friend, however, suspected foul play and alerted the authorities, leading to the arrest of the accused on Monday. The friend's involvement in the incident is currently under investigation.

The murder seems to have been meticulously planned. The accused, who had a prior criminal record for robbery and was currently on bail, purchased a suitcase on August 15 and left it at a friend's vehicle repair shop in Burari on August 16. Later that day, he lured the girl to the shop on his bicycle, where he attempted to persuade her once again to end the relationship.

Once she refused, the accused strangled the girl with his hands and then used his muffler. When he was certain she had died, he placed her body inside the suitcase. To make the suitcase seem legitimate, the suspect then contacted his friend, claiming he urgently needed to leave Delhi and that he needed the friend's help to dispose of the suitcase at an isolated location.

The friend became suspicious when he noticed the accused was looking to dispose of the suitcase in a secluded area. Acting on the friend's suspicions, police set up a trap and apprehended the accused on Monday. The accused later revealed the exact location where he had disposed of the body. The girl's family resides in Bihar and had opposed her relationship, as she had previously eloped, causing concern for the family.

The girl continued to communicate with her boyfriend over the phone while staying with the accused, which further angered him. The suspect even spoke to the boyfriend and threatened him.

The accused has been produced in court and has been remanded to two days of police custody. The post-mortem examination of the girl's body has not yet been conducted and will be carried out after her family arrives in Delhi from Bihar.