Woman killed as she resists rape-Nigerian couple, two others arrested

Four persons, including a Nigerian couple, have been arrested for allegedly murdering a woman with an overdose of a drug when she resisted an attempt made by three of the male accused to sexually assault her in west Delhi's Uttam Nagar area, the police said.

The four persons have been identified as Uche Chukwu Kalu (39), Nirvashi Singh, alias Ceathi (41), Durga Prasad, alias Annu (22) and Gulshan, alias Kannu (19).  On December 13, at about 4.50 am, a woman made a call to the police, complaining that her friend had been murdered. The woman informed the police that she and her friend are allegedly drug addicts and they visited the residence of a Nigerian couple for consuming drugs. 

The woman said on December 12, she and her friend had visited the residence of Ceathi and her husband, Uche--both are Nigerian nationals--at Rajapuri in Uttam Nagar and consumed drugs there, according to the police. Later, Uche's two friends, Annu and Kannu also arrived there.  

"The three men tried to sexually assault the woman and her friend. When the two women resisted, they were injected with unknown drugs by Annu, Kannu and Uche. The woman's friend was allegedly given two injections, which resulted in an overdose of the drug and she died. 

The body was disposed of at an unknown place," said R.A. Sanjeev, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South-West District). The police said they found the body near Madhu Vihar Ganda Nala. The body was identified by the complainant as that of her friend, according to the police. 

The police arrested Uche and Ceathi from Dwarka Mod in south-west Delhi and Annu and Kannu were arrested from Fatehabad, Haryana.  "The criminals have confessed that they had given an overdose of the drug to the woman when she resisted the sexual assault on her. 

The overdose resulted in her death and they disposed of the body to destroy the evidence. The body was carried on a scooty, but the mobile phone of the deceased was kept by them," said Sanjeev. 

The investigation revealed that Nigerian nationals Uche and Ceathi came to India in 2010 for a garment business, but are allegedly overstaying in India after the expiry of their visas. The police are investigating the source of the drugs.