KANPUR: A gym trainer on the run since being linked to a married woman reported missing by her businessman husband was arrested Saturday and charged with murdering her four months ago and burying the body on the premises of the Officers' Club adjacent to the Kanpur DM's bungalow.
Vimal Soni , absconding since June, was traced to Punjab. He had been working in a hotel there all this while. Based on interrogation of the 35-year-old murder suspect, police exhumed the 32-year-old victim's body.
The woman last visited the gym on June 24 but didn't return home. Her husband, who suspected Vimal had something to do with his wife's disappearance, named him in the police complaint.
"Vimal claimed he was in a relationship with the woman. On June 24, they allegedly had a heated exchange in his car after she came to know that Vimal's marriage had been fixed. The gym trainer said he strangled her in a fit of rage, drove to Sarsaiya Ghat and buried her body in the Officers' Club," Joint police commissioner (law & order) Harish Chander said.
DCP Shrawan Kumar said police took time confirming Vimal's coordinates because he had stopped using his phone and didn't make financial transactions through his known banking accounts and digital wallets.
A few days ago, Vimal contacted his family, which gave police a whiff of his presence in Punjab.
"Multiple teams travelled to Delhi, Pune, Agra, Gwalior, and Punjab. We found out that Vimal stayed in UP's Mahoba for some time before moving to Punjab, where he got a hotel job," the DCP said. "He had minimal interaction with the hotel owner and other staff. A few days ago, he contacted his family in Kanpur, which helped us trace his location and arrest him."
Vimal Soni , absconding since June, was traced to Punjab. He had been working in a hotel there all this while. Based on interrogation of the 35-year-old murder suspect, police exhumed the 32-year-old victim's body.
The woman last visited the gym on June 24 but didn't return home. Her husband, who suspected Vimal had something to do with his wife's disappearance, named him in the police complaint.
"Vimal claimed he was in a relationship with the woman. On June 24, they allegedly had a heated exchange in his car after she came to know that Vimal's marriage had been fixed. The gym trainer said he strangled her in a fit of rage, drove to Sarsaiya Ghat and buried her body in the Officers' Club," Joint police commissioner (law & order) Harish Chander said.
DCP Shrawan Kumar said police took time confirming Vimal's coordinates because he had stopped using his phone and didn't make financial transactions through his known banking accounts and digital wallets.
A few days ago, Vimal contacted his family, which gave police a whiff of his presence in Punjab.
"Multiple teams travelled to Delhi, Pune, Agra, Gwalior, and Punjab. We found out that Vimal stayed in UP's Mahoba for some time before moving to Punjab, where he got a hotel job," the DCP said. "He had minimal interaction with the hotel owner and other staff. A few days ago, he contacted his family in Kanpur, which helped us trace his location and arrest him."
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