Woman's body found stuffed inside bed box in outer Delhi; three arrested
The Hindu
A woman's body was discovered in a bed box in Delhi; three suspects have been arrested, police report.
The body of a 35-year-old woman with strangulation marks was found stuffed inside a double bed storage box at a paying guest (PG) accommodation in outer Delhi's Mangolpuri area, police said on Wednesday (April 8, 2026).
Three persons — Surendra alias Bobby, Joginder and Deepak (22) — all residents of Mangolpuri, have been arrested in this connection, they added.
According to the police, a PCR call was received at Mangolpuri police station on April 7 regarding a woman found lying under suspicious circumstances inside a room at a building located in Patthar Market.
A PG facility was being run on the third floor of the building by Amarjeet (31).
"During inspection of the room, the body of a woman was recovered from inside the storage compartment of a bed. The victim had visible strangulation marks around her neck and an injury on her forehead," a senior police officer said.
The crime team and forensic science laboratory (FSL) experts were called to the spot, and samples were collected for further examination.
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