Chandigarh, Dec. 16 -- Legal experts flag delay in investigation, cops say complexity of case necessitated caution

Even as the Chandigarh Police now express confidence in securing a conviction in the murder of Seema Goyal, wife of a Panjab University professor, legal experts caution that the four-year delay in accused arrest-despite the core evidence remaining unchanged-could pose serious challenges during trial.

From the outset, investigators were confronted with a crime scene that showed no signs of forced entry, a locked house, and forensic indicators suggesting an insider's role. The mesh panel of kitchen door was found cut from the inside, CCTV footage did not capture any outsider movement, and the post-mortem confirmed death by as...