New Delhi. In the year 2007, a murder case came to light in South Delhi. The body of a 22-year-old girl was found in the trunk. The main accused involved in the incident managed to escape from the scene. This girl was brought to Delhi from West Bengal for prostitution. Due to the persistence of a sub-inspector of Delhi Police, this deceased got justice after 17 years. The 57-year-old accused, who was roaming free for so many years, has been caught. SI Ramesh was on the post of ASI in the year 2007.
Crime Branch DCP Amit Goyal said, ‘Ramesh, posted at Kalkaji police station, was the beat officer at the place where the women were murdered. Usually, after being transferred from the area, policemen start investigating new cases, but Ramesh continued the investigation of this case informally. They again started collecting information about the accused through people who were directly or indirectly involved in prostitution. They came to know that Singh was hiding in Panipat, Haryana. Raids were conducted but the accused could not be traced as he was changing his rented house frequently.
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Transfer to crime branch…
In February this year, Ramesh was transferred to the Crime Branch. Now he could also investigate the case directly. The DCP said, “This time he was successful in finding the mobile number of the accused and identified him from the tenants’ database. He was caught from Vijay Vihar area of Rohini.” Police said accused Virendra Singh, a resident of Bihar’s Vaishali district, had killed the 22-year-old woman in his rented apartment here in 2007 and locked the body in a trunk. The woman’s body was found the next day.
Why did he become a broker from a driver?
Amit Goyal said, “After killing her, the accused fled from the city. However, during investigation, co-accused Shankar Ghosh was arrested by the local police. In 2008, the court had declared him a declared criminal.” During interrogation, it was revealed that the accused came to Delhi in 1991 and started living in Chittaranjan Park area. He used to work as a taxi driver. During that time he came in contact with different people and also came to know about prostitution. The DCP said that in 2001 he got involved in prostitution to earn easy money. He used to bring young girls from West Bengal and use them in prostitution.
Did you commit murder over such a thing?
According to the police, he had bought the victim for Rs 10,000. On June 4, 2007, when the victim refused to go to work due to illness, the accused allegedly murdered her, locked the body in a trunk, hid the trunk in his rented accommodation and drove to West Bengal. ran away. In 2009, he came to Ambala and got involved in prostitution along with his friend Labhu. In 2013 he moved to Panipat and continued the same business. He came back to Delhi in 2019 and started living in Vijay Vihar.”
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FIRST PUBLISHED: May 14, 2024, 20:47 IST