Murder-Suicide in Raipur: Woman Found Dead in Hotel Room, Male Friend on Railway TracksMurder-Suicide in Raipur: Woman Found Dead in Hotel Room, Male Friend on Railway Tracks A 26-year-old woman, Vani Goyal, and her alleged lover, 30-year-old Vishal Garg, were found dead in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, on Sunday. Preliminary investigations suggest a murder-suicide. Goyal’s body was discovered in a hotel room, while Garg’s was found on railway tracks near Urkura railway station. Goyal’s family had filed a missing person complaint on Saturday. Police investigation revealed that the duo had checked into the hotel around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Footages from a CCTV camera show them together. Preliminary investigations indicate that Goyal was assaulted and strangled, but the exact cause of death is yet to be determined. Goyal’s mobile phone was tracked to Nagpur in Maharashtra, but police were unable to locate her. Meanwhile, Garg’s body was found on the railway tracks. According to police, Garg is believed to have murdered Goyal before committing suicide. However, the exact motive behind the incident is still under investigation.
Raipur, July 7 (PTI) A 26-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by a 30-year-old man, believed to be her lover, before committing suicide on a railway track in Raipur, police said on Sunday, citing preliminary investigations.
Vani Goyal’s body was found in a hotel room, while Vishal Garg (30) was found dead on the railway tracks near Urkura railway station earlier in the day.
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Relatives of Goyal, a resident of Saraswati police station, filed a missing person complaint on Saturday, following which police launched a search operation, an official said.
“Goyal’s mobile location was tracked in Nagpur in neighbouring Maharashtra following which a police team rushed there. Police personnel found her mobile phone but could not locate her,” he said.
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Meanwhile, Garg’s body was found on a railway track near Urkura railway station, which falls under the limits of Khamtarai police station, he said.
Garg was a resident of Ambikapur town in Surguja district.
Subsequently, police received information that Goyal was lying dead on the floor of a room in Hotel Babylon Inn in Raipur’s Jail Road area, the official said.
Preliminary investigations indicate the woman was assaulted and strangled, he said. The exact cause of death will be determined in the autopsy report.
Documents and CCTV footage show the duo checked into the hotel around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
“Preliminary investigations suggest that Garg may have murdered the woman before committing suicide. However, investigation into the matter is still ongoing,” he added.
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