• Source:JND

In a significant development in the Kailash Hills murder case, a hotel manager from a Dwarka hotel recalled his conversation with the accused, Rahul Meena. The manager described the 23-year-old accused as ‘calm’ and ‘sweet’. Meena reportedly checked into the hotel after killing the victim and fleeing the crime scene.

 As per the manager, he was unaware that he had committed such a brutal crime.

“I remember him. He had come to book a room. He told me he was from Alwar and had come to Delhi for some work. He was very calm and sweet. It did not look like he had committed such a horrific crime,” HT quoted the hotel manager.

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"He was even apologetic for not having an ID on him and gave me his Aadhaar ID number. He paid Rs 1,500 in cash and went to his room,” the manager added.

According to the officials, the accused entered the hotel under the name Rahul Kumar and ordered a t-shirt and food. 

“At the hotel, he ordered a T-shirt online and some food,” a senior police officer said.

About the Kailash Hills Murder Case

The accused, a former employee of the victim’s family, entered the residence in Delhi’s Kailash Hills, using hidden keys and allegedly raped the 22-year-old IIT graduate. He then allegedly dragged the victim down from the fourth floor to the third floor in an unsuccessful attempt to unlock a fingerprint-access locker, investigators said on Thursday. 

Meena reportedly removed his blood-stained clothes and changed into the victim’s brother's clothes. The accused stole around Rs 1.5-2 lakh in cash and jewellery worth around Rs 10 lakh in a black backpack he found in the house and left.  

The accused was later arrested from a hotel in Dwarka. The Saket Court in Delhi on Thursday granted the Delhi Police four days' custody for further interrogation and investigation into the matter. 

Post-Mortem Report

According to the postmortem report, the 22-year-old daughter of an IRS officer died due to strangulation. As per the officials, the body had multiple external injuries, including abrasions and contusions on both arms, hands, and legs, along with multiple lacerations and abrasions on the face and a fracture of the nasal bone. 

"The deceased died of strangulation following assault," a senior official said

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Meena says It was my mistake

During the court hearing, Meena admitted that he had entered the house to steal money and said, “It was my mistake, but I cannot say anything now.” 

According to an ANI report, when the judge asked Meena why he had broken into the house, he replied that he had entered the house to steal money. When questioned further about committing other offences, he said, “Mujhse apradh ho gaya, Galti ho gayi (I committed a crime, a mistake). 

Agar didi paise de deti to aisa nahi hota (If sister had given the money, this would not have happened)," he said during interrogation. 

The accused, who reported worked at the IRS officer's house for eight months, was removed a month earlier over allegations of financial wrongdoing.  

Meena - A Wanted Criminal

The accused, who is originally from Rajasthan, has a criminal history and was wanted for sexually assaulting another woman Tuesday night. According to the police, the accused had also allegedly sexually assaulted his friend's wife. After the villagers gathered, Meena, to save himself, "ran atop a hill called ‘Kali Pahari’ and hid there for the next two and a half hours until the villagers left,” an official said.

Meena later reached Delhi the next morning, and allegedly entered Kailash Hills at around 6:30 am, where he raped and killed the IRS officer’s daughter.


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