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The news of a young woman’s alleged murder by her former live-in partner and the discovery of her body inside a fridge at a dhaba in Delhi has sent shockwaves throughout the nation. Now, investigators have learnt that the murder did not happen furtively in the dead of night, but in broad daylight at a public place.
The accused, Sahil Gehlot, has revealed that he drove around with his lover Nikki Yadav for hours on the night of February 9. He then killed her in a parking lot near Nigambodh Ghat, in the heart of the national capital, between 8.30-9 am the following day, reported news agencies citing sources privy to the investigation.
Sahil also reportedly admitted to deleting all data including WhatsApp chats between them on Nikki’s phone. He made the revelations interrogation by Delhi Police, which is attempting to build a strong case against the accused by gathering evidence including CCTVs, technical evidence along with forensic examination.
Police have already questioned a few people living near Nikki’s rented accommodation in Uttam Nagar. Crime Branch sleuths are also examining CCTV footage from surveillance cameras in the Uttam Nagar-Nizamuddin-Kashmere Gate area, which the accused visited on the day of the alleged crime.
On Wednesday, police retrieved footage from CCTV cameras that showed 23-year-old Nikki in her rented house hours before she was allegedly killed by Sahil.
According to the police, Sahil told police during the investigation that Nikki got to know about his wedding scheduled on February 10, which he had kept a secret. An argument ensued between the duo in which Sahil allegedly strangled Nikki with a data cable kept in his car. He later dumped her body in a refrigerator at his dhaba. The car used in the commission of crime has been seized by the police.
After dumping Nikki’s body, Sahil went off to marry another woman the same day. His wedding took place 8-10 hours after Nikki was killed.
Sahil was taken into custody on February 14 after the crime came to light. On Wednesday, a Delhi court sent him to five-day police custody for further interrogation
