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The cop was fed-up with her blackmailing. So, he took a day off from his duty and planned to kill her
Jamshedpur: An assistant sub-inspector of police was detained in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur on Monday for allegedly strangling his girlfriend by crushing her head and then killing her, a senior police officer said.
According to the police report by the Superintendent of police (city), Subhash Chandra Jat said, a 39-year-old police cop Dharmendra Kumar Singh, was posted at the Sakchi police station, allegedly killed Varsha Patel and dumped her body in a pond.
"Deceased named Varsha, 32-years-old, lived in South Park went missing on November 12. A complaint was filed at the Bistupur police station by her sister Jaya," Mr Subhash added.
He also added that the accused had a relationship with Varsha for a year.
The Accused Dharmendra Kumar told police that she was constantly blackmailing him to extort money. Also preventing him from visiting his native place in the Bhojpur district of Bihar, the officer said.
He mentioned that he was annoyed and fed-up with her blackmailing. So, he took a day off from his duty and planned to kill her.
According to Mr Subhash, Singh took Varsha to his residence in the Telco area and crushed Varsha's head against a wall before he strangulated her to death, following a fight.
He also added that Dharmendra then stuffed her body in a plastic bag and dropped it in a pond in the Telco police station area.
"He threw Varsha's belongings into the Subarnarekha river and her mobile phone in a bush in the Bistupur area, which the police has recovered. He then left for his native village in Bihar."
The sanitisation workers spotted the dead body on November 18 from the pond.
The victim's belongings were identified by her family.
Following a thorough investigation, some suspects were detained for questioning and based on the evidence gathered, Singh was arrested from his native village and brought here, Mr Jat said.
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