The theory of a serial killer stalking Kurla has now been confirmed. The first and second rape and murder of minor girls in Nehru Nagar was carried out by the same person, as the DNA from the vaginal swabs have matched.
On February 9, a five-year-old girl’s body was found stuffed in a gunny bag at a staircase in a Nehru Nagar building. A month later, on March 7, a riot-like situation had erupted in Kurla (east) after a nine-year-old girl Anjali Jaiswal was found raped and murdered on the terrace of the police quarters opposite the Nehru Nagar police station.
“The DNA analysis of the first two incidents have matched, which confirms the role of a single accused,” said a senior police officer who is part of the investigation process.
The police is now waiting for the reports from the vaginal swabs of nine-year-old girl Nusrat Khursheed Alam Sheikh. Sheikh had been missing since June 6 was recovered dead in a decomposed condition at an abandoned room at Vatsalatai Naik Nagar on June 19.
“We are now awaiting reports of the third rape and murder to confirm the role of the same person,” added the officer. With this, the arrest of one Mohammad Ajmeri by the Nehru Nagar police for allegedly raping and murdering one of the girls is being queried. The medical reports and a DNA test of Ajmeri proved negative.
The police didn’t file a chargesheet in the stipulated period after which the Vikhroli court granted him bail.
With the reports making it clear that one person was responsible for the first two rape-murders, the police is putting in its best efforts to trace the accused.
“The investigations have revealed the age of the accused to be between 25 and 29 years,” added the officer.
Meanwhile, the police has also verified no involvement of a senior policeman’s son after the second girl Anjali Jaiswal’s murder. The policeman’s son was taken for DNA analysis. “The results came out negative,” said a source.
The police has stated that citizens are coming forward to help them and not creating any law and order problems in Kurla.
“Citizens are cooperating with us. This is a time when the entire force is working to crack the case,” added the officer.
The police has tested the DNA samples of 300 people since the first rape and murder in February.