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Divya murder: Gurugram police arrest 1 accused from Kolkata

Gill had helped the main accused Abhijeet to dispose of Divya's body. According to cops, Gill was planning to flee abroad when he was nabbed. A reward of Rs 50000 was placed on Gill and another accused Ravi Banga.

Divya murder: Gurugram police arrest accused from Kolkata
Divya Pahuja

By ETV Bharat English Team

Published : Jan 12, 2024, 8:44 AM IST

Gurugram: In a major breakthrough in the murder case of former model, Divya Pahuja in Gurugram, cops arrested Balraj Gill, the accused who was absconding for 9 days. Gill was nabbed from the Kolkata airport. As per information, Gill was planning to flee abroad.

The main accused in the case Abhijeet had sought Gill and Ravi Banga's help to dispose of her body. Gill is a friend of Abhijeet who had fled with Divya's body in a BMW car. Though cops recovered the BMW car near the Patiala bus stand, there is still no trace of Divya's body.

However, Gurugram ACP Crime Varun Dahiya said that with the arrest of Gill, chances are that Divya's body will be found soon. Ravi Banga, is still out of the custody of the police.

Gurugram's ACP Crime Varun Dahiya said that Gill after his arrest was brought to Gurugram. Gill will be questioned and further investigations will be undertaken. He sounded confident that mystery of this murder case will be solved soon following Gill's arrest.

According to police, they had been raiding various places to arrest Gill and Ravi Banga. A reward of Rs 50,000 each was placed on them. Gurugram Police had also issued a look out circular for him a day earlier amid the possibility of him fleeing abroad.

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