Man accused of killing beautician, burying her body in Jodhpur held in Mumbai

Mumbai: A man has been arrested here in connection with the murder of a 50-year-old beautician in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur whose body was chopped and buried in a pit by the accused, an official has said.

Gulamuddin Farooqui, who was absconding for the last nine days, was apprehended by officials of the V P Road police station along with a team of Rajasthan police officials, he said on Thursday.

The arrest was made after receiving information that the accused was hiding in south Mumbai, the official said, adding the accused was handed over to the Jodhpur police for further probe.

Beautician Anita Chaudhary was killed allegedly by Gulamuddin in the last week of October to steal the gold ornaments she was wearing. Her body was chopped and buried in a 10-foot pit near his residence, the official said.

The incident came to light on October 28, when a case was registered at the police station.

During the probe, it came to light that Anita had visited Gulamuddin’s house on the day she went missing. During the interrogation of Gulamuddin's wife she admitted that her husband had committed the murder, the police official said.

While Gulamuddin was absconding, his wife was arrested, he said.

After killing Anita, Gulamuddin came to Mumbai by train to evade arrest, the police official added.