In shocking incident, a 32-year-old woman’s body was discovered near the Kanpur District Magistrate’s bungalow, four months after she was allegedly killed.
According to reports, a gym trainer named Vimal Soni confessed to the crime during police questioning. Police stated that Vimal buried the woman’s body in an upscale area where government officials’ bungalows are located.
A resident of Kanpur’s Raipurwa locality found the woman’s body while digging the ground. He immediately informed the police about the incident.
In Kanpur, body of a woman kidnapped four months ago has been found in the officers’ club, which shares a wall with the district magistrate’s residence. The body had been buried there. The accused, Vimal Soni, gym trainer from Green Park, also arrested.#crime #Kanpur pic.twitter.com/MTfZjNLy8t
— Haidar Naqvi (@haidarpur) October 26, 2024
The woman had reportedly gone missing four months ago on June 24 and was declared dead after an investigation.
According to police, the victim was allegedly upset upon discovering that the man’s wedding had been finalised. On the day of the murder, the victim went to the gym after 20 days to meet the man. The victim and the accused got into a car, where she tried to persuade him not to marry someone else.
VIDEO | A woman was murdered and buried near DM compound in Kanpur. The gym trainer has been arrested after four months of committing the crime. Here’s what DCP Shravan Kumar Singh said.
“It’s the incident of June 24. The accused Vimal Soni was the trainer at the gym and the… pic.twitter.com/DSCD6maSDV
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The conversation escalated into an argument, leading the man to punch the woman in the neck, leaving her unconscious. The accused then killed the woman.
The police faced challenges in tracing the accused as he did not use a mobile phone.
DCP (North Kanpur) Shravan Kumar Singh told reporters that teams were sent to Pune, Agra, and Punjab for investigation. He added that they are yet to ascertain if he took the jewelry the woman was wearing.
The police investigation into the matter is ongoing to explore all possible angles in the case.
