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Greater Noida Killing: Partner of South Korean Man Remanded as Probe Points to 'Wet Towel' Row

Embassy officials witnessed the post-mortem, with the body handed over for repatriation.

Overview

  • Police said 22-year-old Lunjeana Pamai was arrested and has been sent to 14 days of judicial custody after the January 4 stabbing at a Sector 150 high-rise.
  • A murder case under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered at Knowledge Park police station as investigators work to verify the sequence of events.
  • During interrogation, the accused alleged a late-night dispute escalated over a wet towel and derogatory remarks, while maintaining she did not intend to kill and acted during a struggle.
  • Officers cited accounts of frequent quarrels linked to the victim’s drinking, with reports from colleagues and the driver helping police reconstruct the night’s events.
  • The victim, 47-year-old Duck Hee Yuh from Cheongju, had lived in India for about a decade as a logistics branch manager; the post-mortem was conducted in the presence of South Korean embassy representatives.