Woman Killed, Body Wrapped In Plastic Found Dumped In Gurugram; Husband Nabbed

Gurugram: In a shocking incident reported from Haryana's Gurugram, a 37-year-old man allegedly killed his wife and dumped her body after stuffing it in a plastic sack. The police have solved the murder case, which initially surfaced as a blind murder and arrested the accused from Uttar Pradesh's Vrindavan. After his arrest, the accused confessed to the crime claiming that he was fed up with arguments and fights with his wife over his drinking habit. 

The accused, identified as Biltu Sarkar (37), a native of Malda in West Bengal, was arrested from Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, the police said, adding that the accused had fled the city after committing the crime and changed his appearance to evade arrest.

According to the police, the body of the victim, Shaifali Sarkar (27), was found in a plastic sack in Sector 52 area on August 18 and a case of murder was registered in Sector 53 Police Station.

"During interrogation, the accused admitted to being an alcoholic and said that this caused frequent arguments between him and his wife," Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime) Varun Dahiya said.

"On August 17, the wife threatened to leave the accused, following which he smothered her with a pillow and later strangulated her and packed her body in a plastic sack. He then dumped his wife's body in Sector 52 area and fled. He even changed his appearance to escape from the police but finally, our team arrested him from Vrindavan on Wednesday. We will take the accused on police remand for questioning after being produced in a city court," ACP Dahiya said.