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Delhi Husband Held in Wife’s Killing After Body Exhumed From Chandanholla Graveyard

Police cite CCTV analysis and questioning leading to a confession, with a search continuing for another suspect.

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Investigators are awaiting the autopsy report to ascertain the exact cause of death. 
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Overview

  • Delhi Police arrested Shabab Ali, 47, along with associates Tanveer Khan, 25, and Shahrukh Khan, 28, in the Mehrauli case.
  • Investigators say the woman was killed on August 2 with sleeping pills laced with weedicide and buried the same night at the Chandanholla graveyard.
  • The body was exhumed on August 15 with approval from the Sub-Divisional Magistrate and examined by forensic experts.
  • A missing-person complaint filed on August 10 by a friend triggered the probe, which used technical surveillance and CCTV footage.
  • The car allegedly used to transport the body was recovered from Shahrukh, and police are trying to apprehend one more absconding accused.