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Mizo girl dead in Delhi; partner held

Yet another case of racial attack on the north east people in New Delhi touches of seismic wave of shick and anger.
The latest incident took place in the Vasant Kunj area where a Mizo women was found dead under mysterious circumstances at Munrika apartment on Friday wee hours.

Police have already arrested her live-in partner Virender Singh. Singh told police that they had thrown a party of five friends and he went to see off his guests at night. But on his return, Juliet was found  dead.

A Gurgaon-based call centre executive Julie shifted to the capital five years back and she has been living together with Virender in the apartment for the last couple of months. Delhi police have already questioned the five guests who attended the party. 

 

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If the partner is indeed the murderer, should we deem it as ' racial attack' at all? Unlikely!

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