Law enforcement authorities in Faridabad have cracked the murder case of a woman whose body was recovered from a hotel room in the Chawla Colony area of Ballabhgarh. The suspect, identified as Shiv Kumar, has been taken into custody. During custodial interrogation, he confessed to the crime, revealing that a dispute over living expenses escalated into extreme physical violence, leading to the woman being strangled inside the room before he fled the scene.
Sequence of Events Leading to the Crime
According to investigative details, the incident took place on October 31 when the accused and the victim arrived together at the hotel in Chawla Colony at around 10:00 AM. They checked into a room after completing entry formalities. During their stay, the accused served food to the woman. However, around 2:00 PM, the man stepped out of the hotel room under the pretext of arranging more food from outside, but he deliberately never returned, abandoning the room while leaving the victim behind.
Discovery of the Body by Housekeeping Staff
The crime came to light later that evening at around 9:30 PM when a hotel housekeeping staff member entered the room for regular cleaning duties and discovered the woman lying motionless on the bed. The staff member immediately alerted the hotel management, who promptly contacted the local police. Police officers arrived shortly thereafter, cordoned off the crime scene for forensic examination, and sent the woman's body to a nearby hospital for an official post-mortem examination to determine the precise medical cause of death.
Investigation Handed Over to Crime Branch DLF
Following initial questioning of hotel employees and scanning of available records, authorities formally registered a murder case and transferred the investigation to Crime Branch DLF. Subsequent tracking led to the arrest of Shiv Kumar on November 2. Investigators discovered that the accused had actively attempted to conceal his true identity at the time of check-in by submitting an identification document belonging to another individual from his native village, identified as Shekhar Kumar.
Two-Year Acquaintance and Violent Confrontation
Interrogation revealed that Shiv Kumar and the victim had known each other for approximately two years. Both resided in the same residential building in Sikri, occupying apartments on different floors directly above and below each other. While in the hotel room, the woman reportedly asked the accused for financial support to cover living expenses, triggering an aggressive verbal argument. The dispute escalated rapidly; the accused initially pressed her neck with his bare hands and subsequently strangled her using her saree until she stopped breathing. With the suspect now in custody, police are presenting him before the court for further legal proceedings and interrogation.
