Overview
- Police say the body of Devosmita (Debosmita) Paul, an assistant professor at Shivaji College who lived alone, was discovered by her sister after the flat was found locked and the sister broke in and alerted police.
- Preliminary post-mortem reporting and police sources indicate the fatal assault likely occurred on Wednesday, June 3, between about 3:00 and 6:00 p.m., with severe head trauma and slit wrists recorded at the scene.
- CCTV reviewed by investigators reportedly shows two masked visitors, a man and a woman, arriving by cab and spending roughly 30–45 minutes in the building on the afternoon of June 3, and the cab driver has been detained for questioning.
- Delhi Police registered a murder case under BNS Section 103(1), formed multiple teams, say they have identified nine of 13 people of interest and are tracing the remaining four while awaiting forensic and detailed autopsy results.
- With no obvious sign of theft and valuables left undisturbed, investigators are prioritizing a friendly-entry or acquaintance theory, and the upcoming forensic findings and phone records will be key to establishing motive and potential arrests.