‘Teri baat koi ladki bhi nahi sunti’ — Investigating officer recalls 'taunt' that cost Soumya her life

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Relief turned into disappointment within a couple of moments when teams of the Delhi Police realised it was not the breakthrough which they were looking for in their probe into this blind murder case.. The investigating teams were about to formalise the arrest that the man told them he lied because he wanted to get done with the questioning.I saw it on TV..

So I know as much as you guys know, he said.. Soumya, a journalist with India Today, was found dead inside her car near Nelson Mandela Marg on 30 September 2008..

It is during the investigation in this case that the clues, including CCTV footage retrieved from an ATM and a shop in Sarojini Nagar, led the police to Soumyas killer.. On Wednesday, a court convicted Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Ajay Kumar and Baljeet Malik for the murder of the television journalist..

After Soumyas murder, in the next couple of months, police teams led by then ACP Singh started picking up suspects those with criminal records and those who had recently been out of jail...

Kapoor, a one-time car thief, threw chili powder on the police teams while being taken for a medical check up to escape custody, Singh recalled.Shukla, while inside Tihar jail, made an extortion call of Rs 10 lakh, the police officer said.Sethi hasnt been accused of the murder but charged under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) with the others...

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