Girl Killed By Cousin, Body Stuffed In Suitcase In Delhi

A 17-year-old girl was allegedly killed by her cousin following an ongoing family dispute and her body was packed in a suitcase and dumped at a secluded spot in north Delhi's Burari, police said on Tuesday.

The murder came to light after the Special Staff of Outernorth district police received secret information about the killing, following which a team apprehended the accused, who subsequently confessed to the crime and led police to the spot where he had disposed of the body, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer North)



Shobhit D Saksena said.

The accused, who works as a mason, is a native of Bihar and had been residing in Delhi's Mukundpur, the DCP said. "Our team got secret information that a man, carrying a suitcase was going towards Burari in a suspicious condition. 

The team called the suspect for questioning, and he confessed that he had killed his 17-year-old cousin sister. He told police that he killed her, packed her body in the suitcase and dumped the suitcase at a dark spot in the Burari area," the DCP said.