Radhika Tanwar student killing: Suspect identified, police claims progress
Police on Thursday claimed of making headway into the killing of a Delhi University student in broad daylight two days ago and said a suspect has been identified by the victim?s family based on a police sketch.
Radhika Tanwar, a degree second year student of Ramlal Anand College in Delhi University?s South Campus, was shot dead near her college while on Tuesday.
Radhika?s family said the sketch, released by the police on Wednesday, had 80 per cent match of a youth who lives near their home and had been following Radhika for over three years.
Though the family had never lodged any police complaint, they had warned the youth to harass the girl.
Delhi DCP HGS Dhaliwal, talking to reporters, said the sketch was prepared with the help of description given by people who saw the killer escape and said the portrait can now be fine-tuned with the help of witnesses.
He confirmed that the family has said the sketch matches a local youth who stalked Radhika in the past.
Dhaliwal, however, pointed that the stalker is only a suspect at this stage.
?We can?t say for certainty that the killer is same as her earlier stalker few years ago but he is a suspect,? he added.
?We now have definite line of investigation. We have narrowed down the search and several teams have been constituted,? Dhaliwal said.
The police officer said Radhika?s family was cooperating with the police despite the tragedy that has struck the family.
?I appreciate that (Radhika?s family?s cooperation)?. They know sooner they share all with us, sooner the killer will be caught,? Dhaliwal said.
He once again appealed to eyewitnesses to come forward.
Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, under criticism for lack of safety of women in the capital, on Thursday shifted some blame for such incidents of the public too.
She pointed that no witness has come forward in the Radhika murder case, though the footbridge over which Radhika was killed was crowded at the time of the murder.
Dikshit, defending the police after initially venting ire on the force, appealed to the public to be more pro-active to fight crime.
Politicians like SHEILA DIXIT should stop batting for Criminals like MANU SHARMA for Paroll, 90% crimes would not take place. Another biggest problem in India is whenever Police catch any Suspect or Criminal the first thing they would do is to cover up their faces against Media and Public. It seems Police feels shame that they have got someone from their own. By this act Police don’t get feed back from Public and botch up the case with weak and lousy investigation. In US Police would first expose the Criminal to Media and seek Public feed backs on hot lines. By this way the prosecution could build up a strong case and the Criminal is out from society.