Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A youth was allegedly stabbed to death by his minor wife and her lover on the Indore-Ichhapur highway near Burhanpur.
The woman tricked her husband into stopping the bike at an isolated area, where her aides followed them. The accused and her aides stabbed her husband repeatedly till he succumbed. The group then escaped by train to Indore and later went toward Ujjain.
This brutal murder took place on April 13 near the ITI College, and the victim was identified as Rahul alias Golden, a resident of Shahpur.
According to police, the murder was planned in advance by Rahul’s 17-year-old wife along with her boyfriend, Bharat alias Yuvraj Patil. They were helped by two others – Lalit Patil and a minor boy. Together, they attacked Rahul and stabbed him multiple times with a sharp weapon called a gupti.
The Incident
The victim, Rahul alias Golden, son of Ramchandra Pandey, was a resident of Shahpur. He had left home with his wife on April 12, but the next day, his body was found in the bushes. His wife was missing at the time, which raised suspicion.
Police investigations revealed that Rahul’s wife, who is a minor, planned the murder with her boyfriend Bharat alias Yuvraj Patil. They were helped by two others – Lalit Patil and a minor boy. Together, they attacked Rahul and stabbed him 36 times with a sharp weapon called a 'gupti'.
According to the police, Rahul and his wife had gone to Burhanpur saying they were going marketing. On the way back, the wife dropped her slipper near the ITI College and asked Rahul to stop the bike.
At that moment, the attackers – who were following them – reached the spot. Lalit and the minor boy attacked Rahul, while the wife hit him with a beer bottle and pushed him into a pit. Then, they stabbed him on the neck, back, stomach, and head until he died.
Wife video calls lover, says 'Kam ho gaya'
After the murder, the wife made a video call to her boyfriend and showed him Rahul’s body, saying “the work is done.” The group then escaped by train to Indore and later went toward Ujjain.
Police tracked the accused using mobile location data and other technical clues. All four were arrested from Sanwer in Indore.
Further investigation showed that the wife and Yuvraj were in a relationship before the marriage. Even after marrying Rahul, they stayed in contact. Yuvraj planned the murder, and phone records and chats confirmed it was a planned crime.
The police team, led by CSP Gaurav Patil and Shikarpura Police Station in-charge Kamal Singh Pawar, arrested the accused quickly. All four have confessed during questioning.
They have been booked for murder and criminal conspiracy, and are now in police custody after being presented in court.
