New Delhi: The postmortem report of the 22-year-old woman who was brutally raped and murdered in her house in Delhi’s upscale Amar Colony, has revealed the brutality she was subjected to before her death. The woman was allegedly killed by a former house Help Rahul Meena. The doctors who examined the body of the woman, an IIT graduate, revealed that there were injuries to her face and she had also suffered some broken bones during the assault.
Woman suffered fracture to nasal bone, fought back attacker, reveals autopsy
According to the post mortem report of the victim, she had a broken nasal bone following the brazen assault on her by Meena. There were also abrasions and bruises on the victim’s arms, hands and legs, indicating a fightback by her when she was being tortured by the accused, revealed police.
Her death doctors said was caused due to asphyxia caused by strangulation. There was bleeding in her neck muscles and fractures in her thyroid muscles, revealed the report. This was what ultimately caused her death, they concluded.
The forensic team is yet to examine several samples, including viscera, nail scrapings, swabs and also blood samples recovered from the house. These will help confirm whether the victim was sexually assaulted before the murder, said experts, quoted by NDTV.
How the IRS officer’s daughter was brutally killed
Rahul Meena, who was employed at the victim’s house till about 6 weeks back, is the main accused in the case. He reportedly knew the layout of the house and also the routine of the parents of the victim.
Meena entered the house at around 6:20 am on Wednesday morning, fully aware that the victim would be alone at home at the time. Her parents were away at the gym at the time. He entered using a spare key and went straight to the victim’s study room on the top floor. There, he reportedly hit her on the face with a blunt object and tried to strangulate her, said the police.
After the victim lost consciousness, Meena dragged her down the stairs and took her straight to where a safe was located in the home. He tried to use the woman’s fingerprints to open it, but the plan failed as the woman was dead by then. He then broke open the safe and fled with Rs 2.5 lakh kept inside. He left the house at around 7:22 am, just before the woman’s parents returned. When the parents came back, they discovered their daughter lying dead on the floor.
Meena was later arrested from a hotel in Dwarka area. He is currently in custody and is being questioned. Investigations are on in the case and initial reports revealed that the motive of the accused was robbery.