A 30-year-old woman was allegedly murdered and her body set on fire by unknown persons in Zafrabad area of North-East Delhi in the wee hours today.
The incident came to light at around 1:30 AM when locals saw flames near a parked car in Arvind Nagar area near the house of a former BJP MP.
"As the locals doused the fire, they saw a woman's body after which police was informed. Police rushed the victim to nearby Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) hospital where doctors pronounced her brought dead with more than 90 per cent burn injuries.
"The body has been preserved for the postmortem," said a police official.
The identity of the woman, who was charred beyond recognition, has not been established yet, police said.
The woman seems to be around 30-year-old and an FSL team lifted forensic evidence from the spot, the official said.
Police have registered a case under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) including 302 (punishment for murder) and 201 (destruction of evidence) against the unknown accused and asked a dedicated team to look into the case.
"We are suspecting that her murderers killed her somewhere else, brought her body here and set it on fire in order to destroy evidence and her identity. We did not find anything from the deceased. We have informed police from surrounding areas to establish her identity," the official said.
