Gurugram:
A 31-year-old taxi driver has been arrested for allegedly killing his live-in companion six months in the past in Uttarakhand, Gurugram police stated on Thursday.
The accused, recognized as Mustaq Ahmed, a local of Uttarakhand, was arrested on Wednesday on the sufferer’s sister’s grievance lodged not too long ago at Sector 5 police station. He has been despatched to a six-day police remand by an area court docket.
The physique of the deceased, Pooja (35), was discovered underneath a bridge in Uttarakhand’s Nadanna village.
In accordance with police, Ahmed had been in a live-in relationship with Pooja, additionally from Uttarakhand, for 2 years. That they had been residing in Gurugram till the latter half of 2024.
The police stated Ahmed used to drive a taxi in Uttarakhand and met Pooja, a divorcee, in 2022 when he took her and her mom to a hospital for remedy in his taxi on two or three events.
Throughout this time, Ahmed and Pooja developed a relationship and got here to Gurugram, police stated.
In Gurugram, Ahmed began driving a taxi once more, and Pooja did home work. Each of them lived collectively for 2 years.
In the course of the investigation, it was revealed that Ahmed, whereas in a relationship with Pooja, married another person sooner or later final 12 months, and Pooja realized about it in October 2024.
This led to a confrontation, with Ahmed leaving her behind in Gurugram for Uttarakhand.
Pooja adopted him and went to Mushtaq’s home, the place they fought once more. The accused’s household evicted them from the home, police stated.
A senior investigating officer stated that to do away with Pooja, Ahmed took her to his sister’s home on November 15 final 12 months. After staying there for a day, he took Pooja to Nadanna canal on the pretext of taking her for a stroll the following day, when he murdered her with a knife.
The accused wrapped her physique in a mattress sheet and hid it underneath a bridge. After this, the officer stated the accused hid in a number of locations, together with Karnataka.
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