Man held for murdering live-in partner

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police crime branch on Friday arrested a man from Punjab for the murder of his live-in partner at their rented flat in west Delhi’s Ganesh Nagar, officers aware of the matter said.

Manpreet, identified only by his first name, had been living with Rekha Rani (35), and her 16-year-old daughter for the past five years, police said, adding that Rani was unemployed and depended on Manpreet.

On Friday, police said, Rani’s body was found with multiple stab wounds in her jaw, neck and hand in her flat, while Manpreet was missing. Officers said they began to suspect Manpreet’s role, and he was subsequently apprehended from Punjab, adding that he has admitted to the murder.

The murder came to light after the Tilak Nagar police station received a call around noon, regarding a quarrel in a house in Ganesh Nagar that was locked from outside. A police team reached the spot and met a girl, who said she was not able to find her mother and she suspected the mother may have been harmed by her mother’s partner, who was also missing.