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Woman held for Agra hotel murder, claims blackmail
Assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Sukanya Sharma said the accused told investigators that the man had been blackmailing her using photos and videos stored on his mobile phone and had threatened to show them to her husband. “She took the victim’s phone after the incident and damaged it, believing it contained the material used to blackmail her,” the officer said.
A 36-year-old woman was arrested on Saturday for allegedly murdering a man in a hotel room in Agra, police said, adding she confessed to the crime and claimed she was being blackmailed.
The body of the victim, identified as Khillo, 35, was found in a room at a hotel in the Itora area here on Friday afternoon. He had checked in earlier that day with the woman, who was present when police reached the spot.
According to police, the woman admitted during interrogation that she attacked the man following a dispute. She was booked for murder and sent to jail after being produced before a court.
Assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Sukanya Sharma said the accused told investigators that the man had been blackmailing her using photos and videos stored on his mobile phone and had threatened to show them to her husband. “She took the victim’s phone after the incident and damaged it, believing it contained the material used to blackmail her,” the officer said.
According to police, the woman had brought a blade and a hammer with her to the hotel. The two allegedly consumed alcohol before an argument broke out, during which she attacked him. The man suffered a deep cut to the neck and was also struck with a heavy object, leading to his death.
Investigators said the accused made no attempt to flee after the incident. The blade, which she allegedly threw out of the hotel window, was recovered. The damaged mobile phone will be sent for forensic examination, the ACP said.
Preliminary inquiry suggests the two were distantly related and had developed a relationship that later turned strained. The woman alleged that the man had been threatening to expose her to her family. She told police she felt she had no other option. Police said CCTV footage from the hotel has been obtained, and further investigation is underway.
Earlier on Friday, police had received information about a body in a hotel room on Agra-Gwalior Road under Malpura police station limits. “A man was found lying in a pool of blood. A woman present at the scene revealed during questioning that they had checked in together and that a dispute led to the killing,” deputy commissioner of police (west) Aditya Singh had said.
