Trucker kills wife, drives with body around Okhla for a week

INVESTIGATORS SAID PRADEEP SINGH KILLED HIS WIFE - 34-YR-OLD NEETU SINGH - ON NOVEMBER 18-19, SUSPECTING HER OF INFIDELITY. HE WAS HELD SUNDAY

- HT Correspondent

A 34-year-old truck driver allegedly murdered his wife, then drove around with her decomposing body in the truck's driver compartment for nearly a week in south Delhi's Okhla without being caught, police said.

The accused, Pradeep Singh, was arrested on Sunday evening after confessing to his employer during a phone call. The employer, based in Mumbai, then alerted Delhi Police.

Investigators said Pradeep killed his wife - 34-year-old Neetu Singh - on November 18 or 19, suspecting her of infidelity. Unable to find a place to dispose of the body, he covered it with bedsheets and continued living in the truck while driving around Okhla.

Investigators said Pradeep had arrived in Delhi from Mumbai on November 13 to deliver supplies to a vendor in Okhla Industrial Area.