Divya Pahuja murder case: Balraj Gill, one of many accused within the murder of former mannequin Divya Pahuja, was arrested at the Kolkata airport by Gurugram Police on Thursday (January 11). Gill fled from Punjab’s Patiala after dumping his automobile close to the bus stand, police knowledgeable earlier. Another accused, Ravi Banga, is still reported to be on the run.
“The accused in the murder of model Divya Pahuja, Balraj Gill, was taken into custody from Kolkata airport on Thursday. He had gone missing after abandoning his car near the Patiala bus stand. Ravi Banga, another accused, is still absconding,” Varun Dahiya, Gurugram ACP (Crime), advised media.
Divya, a former mannequin, was shot lifeless allegedly by resort proprietor Abhijeet Singh in Gurugram. He, together with two others, allegedly dragged the physique right into a automobile and dumped it in Patiala.
Earlier, on January 5, Gurugram Police mentioned it had recovered the automobile that was allegedly used to eliminate the physique of the previous mannequin, who was shot lifeless in a resort room.
“The car was captured in a security camera as being parked near the toll plaza. We learnt that the vehicle was being driven towards Patiala. We were trying to trace the vehicle that was used in the crime,” Karan Singh, constable, Crime Branch of Gurugram Police, mentioned earlier.
“This is the car (used in the crime). We confirmed it as the one from the number plate and colour. The body was transported in this car and dumped,” he added.
Earlier on Wednesday, at least three folks had been arrested in reference to the alleged killing of the 27-year-old girl in Gurugram, officers mentioned. From CCTV footage, it was decided that the accused dragged the physique from the resort to the automobile.
(With companies inputs)
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