Delhi Forensic Student’s ‘Perfect Murder’ Unravels: How Science Turned Against Her
Introduction In a chilling case from Delhi, a forensic science student , inspired by crime web series and armed with academic knowledge of investigation techniques, meticulously plotted the murder of her live-in partner. What she believed to be a foolproof plan soon crumbled under the weight of forensic science — the very field she studied. The Delhi Police’s scientific precision exposed every layer of deceit, proving that no crime is ever perfect when science intervenes. The Plot: A Murder Disguised as an Accident The accused, a young woman studying forensic science, conspired with her ex-boyfriend and another associate to kill her 32-year-old live-in partner at his flat in north Delhi’s Gandhi Vihar. After strangling the victim, the trio attempted to stage the death as an accidental fire . To execute the cover-up, they doused the body with a mix of oil, ghee, and alcohol and set it ablaze near a gas cylinder , intending to simulate a cylinder blast. Her forensic background ga...