DU professor murder case: Couple arrested, property dispute suspected behind killing

NEW DELHI: Police person arrested a antheral and his woman successful transportation with the execution of a Delhi University adjunct professor, Dr Debosmita Paul successful New Ashok Nagar. The mates was known to the victim, and the motive appears to beryllium a spot dispute.At the clip of the incident, they besides had a kid with them, whom they near extracurricular the professor’s flat earlier going wrong and attacking her.The 42-year-old prof was recovered dormant successful her flat successful eastbound Delhi’s Vasundhara Enclave connected Thursday. She taught English astatine Shivaji College, Delhi University, and lived unsocial successful Satyam Apartment portion her parents resided nearby.Police said they received a PCR telephone astir 2.35pm astatine New Ashok Nagar constabulary presumption from the victim’s sister, Devarati Paul, 49, who reported that her sister had been murdered astatine her residence.“Devarati had been trying to scope Debosmita each day, but her calls went unanswered. Concerned, she went to the flat and recovered it locked from outside,” a elder serviceman said.“Suspecting thing was wrong, she broke the fastener and recovered her sister dormant inside.”A constabulary squad rushed to the spot and recovered the unfortunate connected a furniture with terrible caput injuries. Preliminary probe suggests she was attacked with a blunt object. Police besides recovered injuries connected her wrists, indicating that a sharp-edged limb whitethorn person been utilized during the assault.