Murder Solved: Gurugram Woman Vanishing Act Ends in Arrest

New Delhi, December 09, 2025: The disappearance of a 32-year-old woman in Gurugram, which began as a puzzling missing person case, has tragically concluded with the recovery of her body and the swift arrest of her alleged murderer, who was identified as a friend.

The Disappearance and Discovery

The victim, identified as Zaida alias Jabeda Khatun, originally from Darang in Assam, was reported missing after she told a friend on November 27 that she was meeting another friend and would return within two hours. When her phone went unreachable shortly after, her friend filed a complaint.

Days later, on a Sunday afternoon, locals passing near the Iffco Chowk Metro Station in Sector 29 spotted something disturbing in a vacant plot of land behind a liquor shop. A partially buried body was visible in the shallow grave. Police, forensic teams, and fingerprint experts were immediately dispatched to the scene. Investigators quickly suspected foul play, believing the woman had been strangled and hastily buried to hide the crime. This suspicion was later confirmed by post-mortem examinations.

The location of the body, just about 100 meters from the Sector 29 Police Station, highlights the brazen nature of the crime.

How Police Cracked the “Blind” Case

The initial case was considered “blind” due to the lack of immediate witnesses or clear evidence at the burial site. However, Gurugram Police leveraged technical investigation and information gathered from the friend who filed the missing person complaint to quickly zero in on a suspect.

1. Victim Identification: Intensive efforts led to the identification of the victim as Zaida Khatun.
2. Tracking the Last Contact: The investigation focused on tracing Zaida’s last known movements and the “friend” she was meeting. This involved scrutinizing call records and gathering details from the complainant about the person Zaida was last with.
3. Apprehension: Based on technical evidence and interrogation of the complainant, police arrested a 26-year-old man named Sanjay on Monday. Sanjay, a native of Rajasthan who worked in AC repair, was living in the Sushant Lok area.

Motive Revealed

During questioning, the accused, Sanjay, confessed to the murder. He admitted that Zaida was his female friend. The sequence of events, according to the police spokesperson, was as follows:

• Sanjay brought Zaida to his room in Sushant Lok on the night of November 26.
• Following a period of intimacy, the two had a verbal argument as Zaida was leaving.
• Enraged by the spat, Sanjay took Zaida on his motorcycle to a deserted area across from the power grid building in Sector 29.
• There, he strangled her to death.
• He then buried her body in the shallow pit and fled the scene.

Sanjay is currently in police custody, and an FIR has been registered. The swift investigation transformed a difficult, unidentified case into a solved one, underscoring the vital role of digital evidence and thorough questioning in modern crime-solving.