Mohali: The man accused of murdering a 26-year-old woman in Jagadhri, Yamunanagar district, allegedly hid in Derabassi for around one and a half months before his arrest.A team from Yamunanagar Crime Branch brought him to Derabassi during his police remand and seized the clothes he had worn at the time of the crime from his rented accommodation. The knife allegedly used in the murder has not been recovered yet.The accused, Sajan, a resident of Patri Mohalla in Jagadhri, was arrested on Oct 19 for allegedly murdering his neighbour, Priya, who was stabbed to death at her home on Sept 2. Sajan allegedly fled after the incident.During his four-day police remand, Sajan told investigators that he had been staying in Derabassi. Crime branch personnel took him to his rented room and recovered the clothes.Priya had married Amandeep around a year before her death, and the couple have a child.
