India, Aug. 19 -- A 17-year-old girl was allegedly killed by her cousin following an ongoing family dispute and her body was packed in a suitcase and dumped at a secluded spot in north Delhi's Burari, police said on Tuesday. The murder came to light after the Special Staff of Outernorth district police received secret information about the killing, following which a team apprehended the accused, who subsequently confessed to the crime and led police to the spot where he had disposed of the body, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer North) Shobhit D Saksena said. The accused, who works as a mason, is a native of Bihar and had been residing in Delhi's Mukundpur, the DCP said. Also Read - EC revises Delhi's SIR schedule; final voter list to be published on Nov 4 Advertisement "Our team got secret information that a man, carrying a suitcase was going towards Burari in a suspicious condition. "The team called the suspect for questioning, and he confessed that he had killed his 17-year-old cousin sister. He told police that he killed her, packed her body in the suitcase and dumped the suitcase at a dark spot in the Burari area," the DCP said. Following his disclosure, police reached Ajit Vihar in Burari and recovered the suitcase containing the girl's body. The matter was also brought to the notice of the North district police, the DCP said. During questioning, the accused told police that he killed the girl over an ongoing family dispute, Saksena said. Also Read - At least 3 killed, 3 injured as CNG cylinder explodes at fuel pump in Delhi Police sources, however, said a preliminary line of inquiry was also examining whether suspicion over the girl's alleged love affair had played a role in the killing. The exact motive is yet to be conclusively established and police are probing all aspects of the case. According to the initial information, the murder had not been reported earlier and police came to know about it only after receiving the secret tip-off. The body has been sent for postmortem examination and report is expected to help the police establish the cause and manner of death. The Burari police have been informed and further investigation is underway. Police are also examining forensic evidence and other material collected from the recovery spot and questioning the accused to ascertain whether he acted alone.
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