DU professor found dead in her locked apartment, murder suspected

Key points

• A 49-year-old college professor was found murdered inside her flat in east Delhi's Vasundhara Enclave on Thursday, police said.
• The victim, identified as Debosmita Paul, worked as an Assistant Professor at Shivaji College and lived alone in her flat at Satyam Apartments.
• The incident came to light at around 2.35 pm when police received a PCR call from her sister, Devarati Paul, informing them that Debosmita had been found dead inside the flat.
• According to police, Devarati told investigators that the flat had remained locked from the outside since morning and that her sister was not responding to repeated phone calls.
• When she grew suspicious, Devarati went to the apartment, broke open the lock and found her sister lying dead inside.