A chilling murder mystery has emerged from East Champaran in Bihar, where both wives of the same man ended up trusting the same tantrik, and a difference of just Rs 1,000 ended up deciding who would live and who would die. The tantrik had first accepted Rs 50,000 to help separate the husband from his second wife, but the moment the second wife offered Rs 51,000 instead, he switched sides entirely and helped plot the murder of the first wife.
The first wife's Rs 50,000 deal with the tantrik
The case is from the Palnawa police station area of East Champaran. According to police, Tapeshwar Sahni had gone to Nepal some time ago and married Laxmi Devi there as his second wife. When his first wife, Sharda Devi, learned of the marriage, she was furious. She is alleged to have approached tantrik Sikandar Sahni to break up the relationship between her husband and his second wife, striking a deal worth around Rs 50,000 for him to engineer the separation.
An extra Rs 1,000 changed everything
Around the same time, Tapeshwar Sahni and Laxmi Devi got wind of Sharda Devi's plan. Instead of backing away, they reached out to the very same tantrik, Sikandar Sahni. Police say the couple offered him Rs 51,000, just Rs 1,000 more than what Sharda Devi had promised, and that was enough to flip the plot entirely, with Sharda Devi now becoming the target. As part of the new plan, she was lured out of her home on the pretext of accompanying the tantrik somewhere.
Murder near Mashandih station on a deserted stretch
Investigators say Tapeshwar Sahni, Laxmi Devi and tantrik Sikandar Sahni together killed Sharda Devi at a deserted spot near Mashandih station, located between Raxaul and Palnawa. After the murder, the trio dumped her body in the same isolated area, apparently hoping the case would be mistaken for an accident or a missing-person case rather than a planned killing.
SIT probe cracks the conspiracy
Given the seriousness of the case, police formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to look into it. By piecing together technical evidence, interrogation and the sequence of events, the SIT team was able to trace the conspiracy back to the accused. Once the plot was fully exposed, police arrested tantrik Sikandar Sahni and second wife Laxmi Devi. The main accused, Tapeshwar Sahni, however, remains on the run, and a search for him is underway. Police say the investigation is continuing and other aspects of the case are still being examined.
