Killer's colour code puzzles cops

Businessman's body found in his car draped in sheets of three different shades

This murder has an unnatural complexion; and it has stumped the cops. The body of Ram Nath Singhla, a Chandigarh businessman, was found inside his car, wrapped in three long pieces of cloth, each of a different colour. The body was discovered in Ganesh Nagar area of east Delhi.


Stopped Dead: The car in which the body of a businessman was found
wrapped in sheets in Ganesh Nagar area of east Delhi. PIC/MID DAY

"The killer had first wrapped Singhla's body in a white cloth. He then did the same with a red and a yellow sheet. We had some difficulty in untying the knots. Prima facie it appears that the killer was known to the victim," said a senior police officer.

Additional deputy commissioner of police IB Rani said that Ram Nath Singhla had a business in Chandigarh; he lived with his family in Safdarjung area of south Delhi. He had been missing for two days and a complaint had been lodged at Shakarpur police station on Monday night.

"Sunita, a vegetable vendor, discovered the body and called the police. A case of murder has now been lodged at Shakarpur police station," said the official.Meanwhile, a police source said that preliminary investigations suggest a property dispute could be the motive.