Overview

• On June 27, Sachin Rajput allegedly strangled his live-in partner, Ritika Sen, at their rented flat in Gayatri Nagar after a dispute fueled by jealousy.
• The 32-year-old suspect wrapped Sen’s body and remained in the flat for two days before confessing to a friend over drinks on June 29.
• When Rajput repeated the confession sober on June 30, his friend alerted Bajaria police, who recovered the decomposing body and arrested him Monday evening.
• Sen’s remains have been sent for post-mortem examination and police have collected forensic and digital evidence from the crime scene.
• Rajput is in judicial custody on murder charges as investigators process witness statements and forensic leads to build the prosecution’s case.