By IANS,
New Delhi: Less than a month after a woman’s body was found dumped in a bag at the New Delhi Railway Station, a man was arrested from west Delhi for helping the victim’s live-in partner dispose off the corpse, police said Tuesday.
Naveen Shokeen was arrested from Nangloi Monday, Deputy Commissioner of Police Ashok Chand said.
“The main accused Raju Gehlot is still absconding,” he added.
Naveen told the police that he received a call Feb 11 at around 5 a.m. from Raju, who wanted his help in disposing off the body.
Naveen also said that Raju told him that he had killed Neetu with a sharp edged weapon Feb 10.
The duo hired an autorickshaw and dumped her body at the railway station.
Police found the body in a bag lying at the car lane at the station on the morning of Feb 11. The woman’s hands and legs were tied. She also had a tattoo on her waist and her belly button was pierced.
The body was unidentified for long, but Feb 24 Kartar Singh, a resident of Matiala in west Delhi, approached the police and claimed that the body was of his daughter Neetu Solanki and that she was in a live-in relationship with Raju.
He told police that that Neetu had graduated from Delhi University and had also studied law. After completing her studies, she worked in two leading call centres in Gurgaon.
The father also told police that he never met her after May 2010 but remained in touch on the phone.
According to the police, Raju and Neetu were in a relationship since 2009.
Raju Gehlot did his masters in tourism from Delhi University, and joined Indian Airlines as a cabin crew member in 2006.
He was residing in an official accommodation in Vasant Vihar in south Delhi.