An Indian-origin man has been arrested in the US for murdering a Nepali woman. The man has been identified as Bobby Singh Shah (52 years). A Nepali student was shot dead in her flat in Houston, USA. The name of the deceased is Muna Pandey (21 years). Several bullet marks have been found on her body. Police said that the accused had entered the Nepali student’s flat with the intention of theft, but when caught, he shot and killed the student. Police found Muna’s body in her flat on Monday evening. Earlier, the police had received an anonymous call in which they were informed about it. Police reached the spot and saw that the girl was lying on the bed with her head down. She had been hit by 3 bullets. Police declared her dead. Disclosure 2 days after the murder
Two days after the incident, the police found out from CCTV footage that she had died on Saturday itself. In this, the accused was seen leaving Muna’s apartment. Police released Bobby’s picture based on this. A day after the photo was released, a man came to the police. He told that the accused’s face resembles Bobby Shah. He has worked with him in a restaurant. He also gave the police the address and number of the accused. Police arrested Shah on Monday itself and a case was registered against him for murder. Bobby was produced in court on Friday. There he admitted that he had made Muna open the door at gunpoint. Was to go for a walk on Saturday, but was murdered before that. According to the court document, Muna had planned to go out with friends on Saturday but she was killed before that. Friends called and messaged her but they did not get a reply. Muna Pandey’s friend told the police that a year ago a boy used to follow her. She lived alone in the apartment, so she had installed a camera in front of the gate. Now the culprit has been identified in the same camera. Muna came to study at Houston Community College in the year 2021. According to reports, Muna was the only child. Her mother had been trying to contact her daughter for several days but her phone was switched off. The Association of Nepal, in collaboration with the Nepalese Consulate, is making arrangements to bring Muna’s mother to Houston. Funds are also being raised for this.
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