Woman's body found stuffed in suitcase in Delhi, cousin arrested

The case came to light on Monday after police received information about the murder. At a checkpoint in Burari, police found the activities of a young man, identified as Avinash, suspicious and stopped him for questioning.The victim had recently come to Delhi from Bihar. The body of a 15-year-old girl was found stuffed inside a suitcase and dumped in Delhi’s Burari area, with police arresting her cousin for killing her over suspicion of an affair.The case came to light on Monday after police received information about the murder. At a checkpoint, police found the activities of a man, identified as Avinash, suspicious and stopped him for questioning.During interrogation, Avinash confessed to killing his cousin and told police where he had dumped her body.Acting on his information, a police team reached an area in Ajit Vihar, where they recovered the suitcase. According to preliminary police findings, Avinash suspected his cousin of having an affair and killed her over the suspicion.Police are investigating whether this was the sole motive behind the murder and whether anyone else was involved. According to police sources, the woman had recently come to Delhi from Bihar and was killed on Sunday.The body has been sent for post-mortem examination.Police are awaiting the medical report to establish the exact cause and manner of death and determine whether the woman was sexually assaulted.- EndsPublished By: India Today Web Desk Published On: Aug 18, 2026 06:59 IST