The Delhi Police on Wednesday solved a 15-year-old criminal case and arrested a man from Gujarat for murdering his wife. The police brought the accused, Narottam Prasad, to Delhi and have initiated further legal proceedings against him.
Prasad murdered his wife and wrote a fake suicide note to make it appear that the woman killed herself.
The 2010 Crime
On May 31, 2010, police received information about a foul smell coming from a house in Delhi's Jahangirpuri. When police opened the house's door, they found the decomposed body of a 25-year-old woman lying on the floor. A suicide note was also recovered from the crime scene.
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As an investigation began, the police laid their suspicion on Prasad (the victim's husband), who was on the run. The police declared him a proclaimed offender and announced a reward of Rs 10,000 for his arrest.
The 2025 Tip-Off
Fast forward to 2025: a Delhi Police team was sent to Gujarat's Vadodra on Tuesday, following a tip-off.
A day later, the team, using technical surveillance and gathering information from locals, arrested Prasad from Vadodra's Chhota Udaipur area.
Prasad is a resident of Rajasthan's Sikar. While he was hiding, Prasad was working as a manager at a cotton factory in Chhota Udaipur.
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During the police interrogation, the accused revealed that quarrels between him and his wife escalated shortly after their marriage.
In a fit of rage, Prasad murdered his wife and wrote a fake suicide note to mislead the police.
