Army officer Arrested in Assam over ‘murder Case’ of woman

An Indian Army officer was arrested in Assam on Saturday for his alleged involvement in the murder of a woman, originally from Chennai.

The woman, a mother of a four-year-old daughter, was found dead at Changsari in Assam’s Kamrup district on February 15.

Police said Lt Col Amridner Singh Walia, who was posted as a public relations officer, defence at Army’s 4 Corps headquarters at Tezpur, was arrested following investigation. During the probe, it came to light that Walia was in touch with the woman over phone and she was on her way to Guwahati to meet him.