Delhi Man Takes Wife To Maha Kumbh, Slits Her Throat At Hotel To Hide Affair
Investigations revealed that the woman had travelled from New Delhi to Prayagraj with her husband on the night of February 18.
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New Delhi:
A couple from Delhi's Trilokpuri arrived in Uttar
Pradesh's Prayagraj to witness the Mahakumbh festival. The husband, dutifully
recording videos and snapping photos of their time together, sent them home to
their children, painting a picture of a happy trip. They checked into a modest
homestay to spend the night but by morning, the wife's blood-soaked body lay
sprawled across the room.
It took the Prayagraj
Commissionerate Police 48 hours to crack the case and arrest the husband for
the brutal killing of his wife in the Jhunsi area of the city on the night of
February 18.
What Happened
On the morning of February 19, the Prayagraj police received
information about the discovery of the blood-soaked body of a 40-year-old woman
in the bathroom of a homestay in Azad Nagar Colony, under the jurisdiction of
the Jhunsi police station. The property was being used as a guesthouse for
pilgrims attending the Mahakumbh festival. Upon reaching the crime scene,
police found that the woman's throat had been slit with a sharp weapon.
Initial investigations revealed that the woman had arrived at
the homestay the previous night with a man, identifying themselves as husband
and wife. The manager of the homestay allotted them a room without verifying
their identity or collecting any proof of identification. The following
morning, the manager discovered the horrific scene in the bathroom and
immediately informed the police.
How The Crime Was Solved
Investigations revealed that the woman had travelled from New
Delhi to Prayagraj with her husband on the night of February 18. The woman's
photograph was widely circulated on social media platforms and published in
newspapers. On February 21, this strategy bore fruit when the woman's relatives
came forward to identify her.
The victim was identified as Meenakshi, wife of Ashok Kumar, a
resident of Trilokpuri in the national capital. Her brother, Pravesh Kumar,
along with her two sons, Ashwani and Adarsh, travelled to Prayagraj upon seeing
the published photographs. At the Jhunsi police station, they confirmed her
identity.
The police registered a case against Ashok Kumar before tracking
him down and arresting him.
An Extra-Marital Affair
During interrogation, Ashok Kumar confessed to the crime. He
revealed that he had been plotting his wife's murder for three months. A
sanitation worker residing in East Delhi's Trilokpuri, Ashok was reportedly
involved in an extramarital affair. To eliminate his wife and pursue his
illicit relationship, he devised an elaborate ruse.
On February 17, Ashok left Delhi with Meenakshi under the
pretence of undertaking a Mahakumbh pilgrimage. The next day, the couple
reached Jhunsi and booked a room in a homestay. As night fell, an argument
erupted between the two. When Meenakshi went into the bathroom, Ashok seized
the moment, attacking her from behind and slitting her throat with a knife. He
then changed out of his blood-stained clothes, wrapped the murder weapon in
them, and discreetly disposed of the evidence.
To create an alibi, Ashok later called his son Ashish and
falsely claimed that Meenakshi had gone missing in the crowded fair. Feigning
concern, he told his children that he had searched for her but was unable to
find her.
The Truth Unravels
Suspicious of his father's explanation, Meenakshi's son Ashwin
took matters into his own hands. On February 20, the family arrived at the
Mahakumbh with their mother's photograph and began searching for her while the
police continued to gather evidence, examining CCTV footage from the area where
the body was found.
On February 18, just a day before the murder, Ashok uploaded a
video of himself and Meenakshi on social media, showing them taking a sacred
dip.
Surveillance footage and
forensic reports, combined with Ashok's conflicting statements, led to his
arrest.
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