Cops say the scholar accused of murdering girl from Manipur used items to fan his sexual fantasies
According to the cops, Sinha had been trying to woo the girl for a few weeks. Neighbours too suspected him. When arrested, Sinha broke down and confessed to his crime.
"The victim had come to stay with her sister Timila a month ago. The accused got attracted towards her and started fancying her. When he did not get any positive response from the girl he got agitated. On Sunday at around 4.30 pm, when the victim was alone in her kitchen, he entered the house and caught her hand. When the girl raised an alarm, he strangulated her to death. Then, to mislead cops and people, he burnt the girl's face and upper torso on the gas stove. After ensuring she had enough burn injuries to make it look like an accident, he fled the spot," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) HGS Dhaliwal.
The killer's mind
Sinha, a native of Bihar, could have been mistaken for another ambitious, young man who had come to Delhi to pursue higher studies.
His father had retired from Hindustan Aeronautical Ltd as deputy director and his doctor mother was practicing in a government hospital.
Sinha had done his BTech from Allahabad University and his MSc (Engineering) from IISC, Bangalore. Since July 2008, he had been studying at IIT, Delhi.
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