Updated March 20th 2025, 14:12 IST
Jaipur: In what appears to be a rerun of the gruesome murder of a Merchant Navy officer in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, a man in Jaipur was killed by his wife and her lover, and then the two were seen carrying the body of the deceased on a bike, shocking visuals of which have emerged.
A man, identified as Dhannalal Saini, was brutally murdered by his wife and her lover, after he got suspicious about his wife's affair. On questioning his wife about her extra-marital affair, his wife Gopali Devi and her lover Deendayal hit the victim's head with an iron rod, killing him on the spot.
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The murder came to light after a half-burnt body was found near a main rod, under the jurisdiction of Muhana Police Station and the cops were informed. The body of the deceased was dumped on the road side in a jute bag, in an attempt to destroy the evidence of the bone-chilling murder.
The two accused then try to dispose off the body and get rid of the evidence, by trying to burn it. However, when they weren't as successful, they wrapped the half-burnt body in a jute bag and then in a white sheet and carried it away on a bike. A CCTV footage of the lover riding the bike and the wife sitting behind with the half-burnt body of her husband in her hands.
As reported by ANI, Digant Anand, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP South) said, “On March 16, in the afternoon, we received information that a half-brunt body was found under the jurisdiction of Muhana police station near the main road. ACP Mansarovar and SHO Muhana, with the team, reached the spot. Prima facie, it seemed like that someone killed the deceased and burnt the body to get rid of evidence.”
He further said, “There was an attempt to hide the body and destroy evidence. Both accused put the body in a sack and dumped it roadside. The accused have been taken into custody, and the entire matter was made clear upon interrogation.”
The murder of the man in Jaipur instantly reminds one of the murder of the Merchant Navy officer in murder. While the intrinsic details may be a little different, the two heinous crimes have shocking similarities between them.
The horrifying murders with eerie similarities, reported just at the difference of 24 hours, is disturbing and alarming.
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Published March 20th 2025, 14:00 IST