Love twist to student's murder Staff Reporter | New Delhi
A day after Mukesh Kumar Baghel (22), a visually impaired student of Hans Raj College of Delhi University, was found hanging in his hostel room, Delhi Police have registered a case of murder, suspecting a love triangle behind the killing. According to police sources, the investigators of the case have recovered a piece of paper from the possession of the deceased in which the victim has written the name of three persons including a girl's using Braille. Sources said that during investigation a close friend of Mukesh told investigators that Mukesh was very close to a girl who is reportedly his classmate and the daughter of the hostel security staff. Mukesh, a second year BA Hindi honours student, was found hanging from the ceiling fan in room number 143 on the first floor of the hostel on Tuesday evening. Apparently, the police suspected it a case of suicide but later pronounced a case of blind murder, as the hands of the deceased were found tied in front with a rope. Moreover, a stool was found inches below his feet, which the police claim should have been kicked away by the victim had he used it to hang himself. Claiming foul play, Rajesh, a close relative of the victim, said that the police have seized the paper in which Mukesh had written name of three persons. "After finding the note, the police asked a visually disabled student to translate it as it was written using the Braille system. Names that were written on that paper were those of Smita, who is Mukesh's classmate and resides in the hostel's staff quarters, and Avinash. I can not recall the name of the third person," said Rajesh, adding Smita was questioned then and there by senior police officers. Asked on what grounds he claims that Mukesh was murdered, Rajesh further said that one Ashwani, who is Mukesh's school friend, told police that Mukesh was close to the girl. "He told the police that the girl frequently used to talk to Mukesh over his cell phone. Even the family members of the girl were aware of their friendship and had never stopped them from doing that. But in real sense the girl was in love with another boy and she used to talk to him saying her parents that she was talking to Mukesh. Ashwani told us that Mukesh had developed some liking towards that girl. We suspect that he has been killed either by the boyfriend of that girl or her family members," added Rajesh. Mukesh's elder brother Gurdayal also supported Rajesh's claims. Investigators, however, refused to comment on it. Police said the incident came to light around 7.30 pm on Tuesday after they received a call at PCR. "After receiving the call we reached the hostel and found the victim hanging by a plastic rope. His hands had been tied with a piece of same rope. We have sent the body to Subzi Mandi mortuary for post mortem examination," said a police official, adding they are investigating the matter from different angles. "We have registered a case of murder and looking into the matter," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (North), Sagar Preet Hooda. Asked if the victim was sodomised before murder, DCP Hooda added, "Things would be clarified only after the post mortem examination report." Recalling the incident one of the hostel residents, who wished not to publish his name, said that Mukesh was last seen in the afternoon. The hostel resident said that the victim had not turned up for his lunch also. "Around 7 pm, Himanshu, another visually disabled resident of our hostel, went inside his room to call him for evening snacks. He called Mukesh by his name but there was no response from his side. Thinking that he might be sleeping on his bed Himanshu using his hands searched him on the bed but he was not there. He, however, found Mukesh's wallet on the bed. Himanshu then told a security guard who later went inside the room and found Mukesh hanging," said the hostel resident. Meanwhile, a committee of four staff, including the hostel warden, the assistant warden and two teachers of Hans Raj College, has been formed to enquire into the matter. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Email | Print | Rate: 12345 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post Comment http://www.dailypioneer.com/235339/Love-twist-to-student's-murder.html Vikas Kapoor, MSN Id:[email protected], Yahoo&Skype Id: dl_vikas, Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
