Missing woman’s body found in neighbour’s septic tank

Amroha (Uttar Pradesh) : The body of a 52-year-old woman, who had gone missing under suspicious circumstances on December 8, has been recovered from a septic tank of her neighbour in Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha district.After Rajesh Devi went missing, her family had lodged a complaint.Amroha Superintendent of Police Poonam formed a team to crack the case.The police got clues from a local who claimed to have last seen the woman with her neighbour.

The SP said: “The accused had a monetary dispute with Rajesh Devi. He had called her to his house and a heated argument ensued between them. The accused then strangled her with the help of his wife Sarvesh Devi, son Sunil Kumar and daughter-in-law Manisha. They dumped the body in a septic tank to hide his crime.”The accused has confessed to his crime, the SP said.A case has been registered against the accused under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).