‘Cold case’ turns into quest for justice, cops arrest killer after 17 long years

IN the shadowy depths of Delhi’s criminal underbelly, it was sheer determination, iron-clad conviction, and relentless patience that drove ASI Ramesh of the Delhi Police to bring down a ghost from the past.

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17 years had passed since a heinous crime rattled the core of justice, today, that ghost has a name: Virender Singh.

Virender, hailing from Vaishali district, Bihar, had cloaked himself in anonymity in Delhi’s bustling streets back in June 2007. He rented a nondescript apartment and, within days, a 22-year-old woman was brutally slain and her body callously stuffed into a trunk. The gruesome discovery of her semi-decomposed remains by the police sent shockwaves through the community.