The husband of a 61-year-old supreme court lawyer on Monday has been arrested for allegedly murdering her at their bungalow in Noida.
Nitin Nath Sinha (husband), who has now been arrested, reportedly hid in the bungalow’s store room for more than 36 hours before police tracked down his phone and caught him.
Supreme Court lawyer Renu Sinha’s body was found in the bathroom of their bungalow in Noida Sector 30 on Saturday.
The lawyer’s brother alerted the police after his calls to her went unanswered for 2 days.
On reaching the bungalow, the police found the body of the woman. Her husband was missing.
Police tracked Sinha’s phone and the last location was traced was their bungalow. Later, they found him hiding in the store room and arrested him.
Earlier, the lawyer’s brother accused her husband of murdering her.
Currently, the police have not provided any information so far on the possible motive behind the crime.