New Delhi, Nov. 27 -- In a major crackdown, the Delhi Police have solved the case of a 25-year-old woman who was reported missing from Dayalpur on November 21, after it emerged that she had been murdered and her body dumped in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district.

Police said the woman's family had initially lodged a missing persons complaint at PS Dayalpur. During the search, her mother expressed suspicion that her daughter had been abducted. Based on this, a case under Section 140(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was registered and an investigation launched.

The Delhi police team suspected the accused. The woman's husband, Faizal (28), was traced and arrested.

During interrogation, Faizal confessed to killing his wife. He told pol...