Divya Pahuja murder case: Haryana police recover ex-model's body from canal

NEW DELHI: In a major breakthrough in Divya Pahuja murder case, Haryana police have recovered the body of the ex-model from a canal in Tohana.

Divya was shot dead allegedly by hotel owner Abhijeet Singh in Gurugram. He, along with two others, allegedly dragged the body into a car and dumped it in Patiala.

According to police, Pahuja, 27, was killed because she had allegedly been extorting money from the hotel owner by blackmailing him with his 'obscene pictures'.



Five individuals have been apprehended by the police in the murder case so far: Abhijeet Singh, Hemraj, Om Prakash, and Megha Phogat - who is accused of assisting in concealing the murder weapon and Pahuja's belongings, along with Balraj Gill, who is alleged to have disposed of the body. Another accused, Ravi Banga, is still reported to be on the run.

Gurugram police on Thursday arrested Balraj Gill from Kolkata airport. He fled from Patiala after dumping his car near the bus stand.



On January 5, Gurugram Police said it had recovered the car that was allegedly used to dispose of the body of the former model.

"The car was captured in a security camera as being parked near the toll plaza. We learnt that the vehicle was being driven towards Patiala. We were trying to trace the vehicle that was used in the crime," Karan Singh, constable, Crime Branch of Gurugram Police, said earlier.

- With agency inputs
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