Delhi Horror: The 21-year-old daughter of an IRS officer was murdered in South-East Delhi's Amar Colony area, police said on Wednesday. Initial investigation has revealed that the victim was also raped. The murderer strangled the girl to death with a mobile charger wire. The family suspects a domestic help to be behind the crime. It is alleged that the domestic help was fired from the job about 1.5 months ago.

The victim was alone at the time of the incident. The accused is absconding, police said as reported by news agency PTI.

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The IRS officer had gone to the gym with his wife on Wednesday morning. According to the police, the domestic help came after they left. When the couple returned, the daughter was found dead inside the house under suspicious circumstances, following which the police were alerted.

Injury marks have been found on the head and neck. It is suspected that the victim was were beaten up before the murder. The domestic help, Rahul Meena, is said to be a resident of Rajasthan.

During the initial investigation, police examined CCTV footage from the parking lot and surrounding areas, identifying domestic help Rakesh Meena. The accused reportedly manipulated the prices of household goods and was involved in theft if items following which the family fired him. The police have taken the body into their custody. Investigation into the case is underway.

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In another news, the killing of a 34-year-old trader in East Delhi over an alleged parking dispute has left his family in Noida's Sector 121 devastated and in shock. His pregnant wife, who is preparing to welcome their child in the coming months, is struggling to come to terms with the sudden loss.

At the family's home, grief hung heavy as relatives gathered to mourn. Breaking down, the deceased's mother, Shakuntala, said, "Everything is gone now. My son was shot in front of everyone."

Pankaj Nayyar was allegedly shot dead by his brother's tenant following a heated argument over parking a Toyota Fortuner and a BMW outside their residential building in East Delhi's Preet Vihar on Monday, police said on Tuesday.

The deceased had gone to his brother's residence to intervene in a long-standing dispute involving a landlord, his brother and a tenant.