Shillong, Feb 28 (Reporter) A 41-year-old woman who worked in a restaurant here in Meghalaya was killed by a co-worker, police said on Friday. The victim was identified as Damonica Laloo, working as a cleaner at the Trattoria restaurant, Central Ward Barik Lachaumiere, was allegedly killed by Sunai Singh on Thursday night, who is a co-worker in the restaurant, police said. Batskhem Suting, the owner of the restaurant, alerted the police that one of his lady staff was suspected to be murdered on the ground floor of the restaurant. Immediately a team from Sadar Police Station rushed to the spot along with senior officers. Subsequently, the FSL Crime Scene Unit was deployed and investigation into the case was started, Vivek Syiem, the district police chief of East Khasi Hills, said. During the preliminary investigation, Syiem said the accused had admitted to the crime and divulged that the motive behind it was an argument on Thursday night at about 11 PM after consuming alcohol emanating from an affair they were having. “He ( Sunai Singh) then tried to conceal the body beside the transformer of KJP Assembly Conference Centre. The murder weapon, a hollow iron pipe, has been recovered and seized. Further investigation is underway to establish all the links to the crime. Inquest over the body has been conducted at the place of occurrence,” Syiem said. Meanwhile, the body of the victim has been shifted to NEIGRIHMS for post-mortem examination, which will be conducted on March 1, 2025. “A case is being registered at Sadar PS and the accused has been arrested and will be produced before court,” police said...////...