CHANDIGARH: A 31-year-old woman was found murdered at her house in Hallomajra on Thursday noon.
The victim, a native of Uttar Pradesh, had been living in the rented accommodation since June.
The incident came to light when her 12-year-old son came home from school. “When his mother did not respond to his repeated calls, the child went to the first floor and found her lying on the bed in a pool of blood. He raised the alarm and neighbours gathered at the spot,” said a cop.
On receiving the information, Shruti Arora, ASP south division, Sector 31 police and a crime branch team reached there. A CFSL team and a dog squad collected fingerprints and other evidence. Police said it was strange that nobody in her neighborhood heard anything as the woman was brutally murdered in daytime.
Her husband works in Mohali and had left for work around 6.30am. She was alone at home at the time.
“She was stabbed multiple times in the abdomen. As her clothes were torn, it is being investigated if she was sexually assaulted before the murder. The post-mortem report will make things clear,” the cop added. Her son told the police that his mother had a brawl with a man a few days back. Her husband said he knew nothing about it and did not suspect anybody, the police said.
A cop said, “We have vital clues. The case will be solved soon.”
Vegetable vendor arrested
The victim’s husband said, “Jatinder Singh of Hallomajra murdered my wife. He would often come to our house to meet my wife in my absence. As my wife stopped talking to him and started avoiding him, he killed her. Neighbours also said that Jatinder, a vegetable vendor, was seen near our house in the morning.”
Police registered a murder case against Jatinder and arrested him later in the day.
