We found Esther’s body, not cops: Kin

S Ahmed Ali TNN

January 26,2014
Mumbai: Esther Anhuya’s family is upset over Mumbai police commissioner Satyapal Singh’s statement in an interview that it was Mumbai police who found her partly burnt and decomposed body in Kanjurmarg. Esther went missing from LTT on January 5 and her body was found on January 16.
    Deepak Prasad, Anhuya’s brother, told TOI: “It was my uncle Arun Kumar and my father S J Prasad who traced her body to Bhandup with the help of a mobile service operator —a fact recorded in the FIR. How can Singh make such a statement?”
    Earlier Anhuya’s family had alleged that railway police as well Mumbai police did not take any initiative in tracing the body.
    Reacting to this, Singh said, “Two to three of our teams were trying to trace Anuhya after the call detail record showed us her location as Bhandup-Kanjumarg. Her family members were with one of our teams. As they were with the search team, they may have found her body. We don’t want to get into arguments as our priority is to crack the case. Our sympathy lies with the family.’’
    City police said they have strong leads in the case. At least two dozen auto and taxi drivers were questioned and some subjected to DNA tests. “We hope to crack the case in aday or two,’’ Singh said.