Delhi man kills live-in partner, stores body in fridge in Najafgarh dhaba

Delhi Police has arrested a man for allegedly killing his 22-year-old live-in partner and storing her body in a fridge in a dhaba on the outskirts of Mitraon village in Najafgarh.

According to sources, the deceased, identified as Nikki Yadav, was strangulated to death by her boyfriend, Sahil Gehlot (24), near Kashmiri Gate ISBT on the intervening night of February 9 and 10. The accused allegedly used the data cable of his mobile in his car to strangulate the woman.

After killing her, the accused hid the woman’s body in the fridge of a dhaba located on the outskirts of Mitraon village. He was arrested on Tuesday after the police found the woman’s body inside the fridge at the dhaba.

According to the preliminary investigation by police, Sahil and Nikki were in a relationship. Sahil, a resident of Mitraon village, met Nikki, a resident of Haryana’s Jhajjar, in 2018 while they were preparing for competitive exams in Uttam Nagar area. They later took admission to the same college in Greater Noida.

The couple started living together in Greater Noida in a rented house. During the Covid lockdown, they returned to their respective homes and after the end of lockdown, they again started living together in a rented house in Dwarka area.