The Gurugram police have arrested a 25-year-old man and his 38-year-old lover for allegedly murdering the man's wife, stuffing her body in a bathroom, and then traveling to Haridwar in an attempt to 'wash away their sins' before fleeing to Nepal. The accused, identified as Ankit, a resident of Manesar, and his alleged lover Rajni Devi, from Aurangabad village in Jhajjar district, were taken into custody after they secretly returned to Manesar on June 30, according to a police investigation.
Murder and Disappearance
Madhu, 22, who married Ankit in February 2026, went missing on May 21. Her in-laws initially told her family that she had run away from home. Madhu's relatives searched for her and contacted her in-laws, but received no satisfactory response. Suspicion grew, leading the family to believe that Ankit and his family were involved in her disappearance.
The case took a grim turn on May 22 when Madhu's bullet-riddled body was recovered from a rented room in Manesar. According to the police, Ankit had allegedly planned the murder in advance. On May 21, he took his wife to a rented room occupied by Rajni and allegedly shot her dead there. The body was then locked inside the bathroom.
Investigation and Arrest
Investigators found that Ankit had allegedly procured the pistol used for the murder from Uttar Pradesh around two months before the crime and hidden it in Rajni's room. Police questioning also revealed that Ankit and Rajni had allegedly been in a relationship for the past three years.
After the murder, the duo allegedly traveled to Haridwar. The police said they went there in an apparent attempt to 'wash away their sins' before fleeing to Nepal to evade arrest. The accused returned to India on June 30 and secretly came back to Manesar. Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested them.
Legal Proceedings
The duo were produced before a court and sent to five-day police remand. The police are investigating the sequence of events that led to the crime, the procurement of the murder weapon, and whether anyone else helped the accused before or after the crime.
