Woman found dead at Paharganj hotel

Since the man couldn’t be found after the girl was found dead, we suspect his involvement behind the murder

MS RANDHAWA, DCP (central)

NEWDELHI: A 26-year-old woman was found dead inside a hotel room in central Delhi’s Paharganj on Thursday afternoon, police said.

According to police, the woman had checked into the hotel with her male friend about two hours before she was found dead. The man who was with her is absconding, police said.

According to police, the murder came to fore at around 3.30 pm when a hotel employee noticed that the door of the room was open.

Police said when he went inside to check, he found the woman lying unconscious on the bed . He then alerted senior hotel staff and police were called.

Deputy commissioner of police (central) MS Randhawa said initial enquiry revealed that the woman had arrived at the hotel in Paharganj around 1pm with a man.

“Since the man couldn’t be found after the girl was found dead, we suspect his involvement behind the murder. The girl’s family lives in Uttam Nagar and has been approached for questioning. The body has been sent for a postmortem examination,” the DCP said.

He added that prima facie it appears that the woman was strangulated.

Randhawa said the police are checking the CCTV footages from the hotel and nearby areas to trace and identify the man.

A crime and forensics team were called to collect evidences from the scene of crime, the DCP maintained.