Name: Vidya Devi Ginda
Case Classification: Involuntary Missing
Missing Since: October 29, 1973
Location Last Seen: Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Date of Birth: 1942
Age: 31 years old
Race: Asian
Gender: Female
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 126 lbs.
Hair Color: Black, Long (Worn in a bun or platt)
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Scar on left hand
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Not Available
Clothing: Pink Indian salwar Kameez, pink cardigan, black shoes
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Vidya Dei Ginda disappeard from her home in Wolverhampton in October 1973. Initially her disappearance was treated as a low priority by local police. Then four years later in 1977 the skull and bones of a female were found on nearby waste land and were thought to be Vidya's remains. Tests proved that the human remains were not Vidya, however West Midlands Police arrested her husband Bhajan Ram Ginda and he confessed to having dismembered, deboned and burning her remains.
Directly after his confession Mr. Ginda was appointed a solicitor. He told his solicitor that the reason why he had confessed was because police officers had been physically and verbally violent towards him. Mr. Ginda was convicted for manslaughter at Stafford Crown Court in 1978.
His conviction relied solely on his confession and scientific and forensic evidence suggested that Vidya was not disposed of in the manner suggested in her husbands confession Till this day not one has heard from or seen Vidya Devi Ginda and her body not been found. Bhajan Ram Ginda's case is currently being reviewed by the Criminal Case Review Commission.
Agency Name: Criminal Case Review Commission
Agency Contact Person: Sam King
Agency Phone Number: 0121 233 1473
Agency E-Mail: info@ccrc.x.gsi.gov.uk
Agency Case Number: Ginda 012802016
NamUs Case Number: Unknown
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
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Added: 4/22/19; Last Updated: 08-23-2021 - By: Htmlcnvtr
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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