Mansi Dixit Murder Case: Police File Chargesheet, Say 19-Year-Old Killed Model in Mumbai As She Refused Sex

Mansi Dixit, a 20-year-old model in Mumbai, was murdered by a 19-year-old student because she refused to have sex with him, said the Mumbai Police in a chargesheet filed in the case.

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Mumbai, January 25: Mansi Dixit, a 20-year-old model in Mumbai, was murdered by a 19-year-old student because she refused to have sex with him, said the Mumbai Police in a chargesheet filed in the case. Mansi was allegedly murdered by 19-year-old Muzammil Sayyed on October 16 last year. Her body was found dumped in a suitcase in Malad. Mumbai Model Murdered by 19-Year-Old Student, Body Found in Suitcase.

As per the chargesheet filed by the Bangur Nagar police, Sayyed said during his interrogation that he had called Mansi on the pretext of a photoshoot and demanded to have sex with her. "When she refused, I hit her on the head with a wooden stool," he told the police according to a Hindustan Times report.

The police said that Sayyed had first hit Mansi Dixit with a blunt object on the head and then strangled her to death. After killing Mansi, Sayyed stuffed her body in a suitcase to dispose it off.

Sayyed then booked a cab to the airport and then changed the destination to the Mindspace area in Malad which is surrounded by thick mangroves. The driver, who sensed something wrong, stayed at the destination till Sayyed dropped the suitcase and left in an autorickshaw. He called the police and informed them what happened. The police, after reaching the spot, found Mansi's body in the suitcase dropped by Sayyed.

As per the chargesheet, Sayyed had also tried to molest and rape Mansi when she fell unconscious after being hit by a wooden stool. Sayyed, who hails from Hyderabad, was arrested from his Oshiwara apartment.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jan 25, 2019 11:53 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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