Police got clues to identify the headless body through a designer tattoo. (File Photo)
With the arrest of two persons, police claimed to have cracked the cases of brutal murder of two women roommates in Munirka of south Delhi and rejected the reports that a 'serial killer' is on the prowl.
The two women were killed allegedly by persons known to them. Of the four accused in the case one is the husband of one of the victims. He is still absconding, police said on Saturday.
The Bodies of two women were found in Vasant Vihar and Munirka areas of the national capital on November 18 and 25 respectively.
One of the body, wrapped in a polythene sheet, was found outside a temple in Vasant Vihar on November 18 while a headless body was found in a sewer in Munirka village on November 25.
Besides these two bodies, some more bodies were found with similar injury marks at the same span of time that hinted towards the possibility of a serial killer.
However, R P Upadhyay, Joint Commissioner of Police (Southeast) said, "Barring these two murders, all the other incidents are unconnected and standalone occurrences. I will like to officially deny the serial killer theory. They were unfortunate incidents and we are investigating the other cases."
Police got clues to identify the headless body through a designer tattoo, located at the rear lower portion of the torso and another tattoo of three 'stars' engraved on its right hand wrist, he said.
On November 26, the headless body was identified by the former boyfriend of the victim.
"She was identified as Sushma Rai, a resident of Assam. He told police that Rai's relative were worried about her safety as she wasn't able to reach her phone," he said.
Ms Rai's call detail records were scanned and police were able to zero-in upon a group of persons with whom she had been in contact frequently in the days preceding her death, said Joint Commissioner Upadhyay.
Ms Rai's ex-boyfriend led the police to her rented accommodation but it emerged that she was not murdered at her home.
Police got to know that Ms Rai was living with another woman who had been missing for over 10 days. A woman was found who identified the victim, whose body was found on November 18, as Nayesha, a native of Nepal, the officer said.
On checking their call details, police came to know that both the victims, who stayed together, were freelance beauticians.