A shocking case of murder stemming from an illicit relationship has surfaced in the Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh. Law enforcement officials have arrested a married couple in connection with the crime. According to the investigation, following recurring disputes, the woman conspired with her husband and brothers to eliminate her lover. After carrying out the fatal attack, the perpetrators stuffed the victim’s body into a sack and discarded it along the banks of a canal.
Lured to the House, Thrashed, and Strangled
The deceased has been identified as Akash, a native of Basti district. Officials revealed that Akash was in a relationship with the accused woman. A dispute subsequently developed between them, prompting the woman to orchestrate a plan against him. Akash was called over to her residence under some pretext. Upon his arrival, he was brutally assaulted. The accused then used an electric wire to throttle him to death.
To conceal the crime, the perpetrators attempted to destroy all evidence. They sealed Akash's body inside a gunny bag, loaded it into a Bolero vehicle, and transported it towards the Piprahwa canal situated in Lilapara. The body was thrown into the canal before the perpetrators fled the area. Investigators have since recovered the electric wire used in the strangulation as well as the Bolero vehicle utilised to transport the body.
Discovery of the Sack in Piprahwa Canal
Providing details of the breakthrough, Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Durga Prasad Tiwari stated that on the morning of 11 October, the body of an unidentified young man enclosed within a sack was discovered in the Piprahwa canal, located within the jurisdiction of the Matera police station. Police personnel quickly arrived at the scene, recovered the body, and commenced an intensive probe. Once the deceased was confirmed to be Akash from Basti, dedicated teams were assigned to trace the culprits.
Acting on specific leads, the Matera station house officer along with a sub-inspector and their police team conducted a raid near Chhanga Chauraha. They successfully arrested Poonam Devi and her husband Rajkumar Gupta, residents of Shikari Chauda under the Malhipur police station area in Shravasti district. During sustained interrogation, both individuals confessed to planning and executing the murder of Akash.
Manhunt Launched for Absconding Accomplices
The arrested couple disclosed during interrogation that Poonam Devi's two brothers were also directly involved in the brutal crime. The brothers assisted in overpowering and assaulting Akash, as well as disposing of the corpse in the canal. Police authorities stated that the identities of the two absconding brothers have been established, and multiple search teams are conducting continuous raids across suspected hideouts to secure their arrests. Meanwhile, Poonam Devi and Rajkumar Gupta have been sent to jail under judicial custody following formal legal procedures.
