Man arrested for killing wife of ex-IAF Wing Commander met her on a mobile dating app: Police

The 56-year old man, who killed the wife of a retired IAF Wing Commander in Dwarka, had met her on a mobile dating application and on the night of the crime coaxed her to drink copious amount of liquor before smothering her with a pillow, police said Tuesday.

After committing the crime, the accused decamped with cash and jewelery worth Rs 50 lakh, they said.

The accused - Dinesh Dixit, a resident of Jaipur in Rajasthan was married twice and used to work as a property dealer.

On Friday morning, Meenu Jain, 52, the wife of a former IAF Wing Commander, was found lying unconscious at her house in Dwarka Sector-7.

Later, the victim was shifted to Ayushman Hospital situated in Sector-10 of Dwarka where she was declared brought dead, said Anto Alphonse, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka).

During interrogation, Dixit disclosed that he contacted Jain through a mobile dating application and started visiting her.

On Thursday, Dixit came to Delhi to meet Jain and both went out for lunch ...