Overview
- Family reported Surendra Sharma missing after he was last seen in mid‑May and a formal missing‑person complaint was filed later in May.
- Police returned to the couple’s home and on Friday excavated a newly tiled bathroom to recover skeletal remains believed to be Surendra’s after officers noticed fresh plaster and other inconsistencies in statements.
- Investigators say his wife, Ruby Sharma, was detained after she allegedly confessed and led police to the burial site and that she told officers she drugged him with sleeping pills before the killing.
- Forensic teams have collected evidence and the remains were sent for postmortem to establish cause and timing of death while police probe suspicious pension/ATM withdrawals and whether others helped conceal the body.
- Family members and police cite years of alleged alcohol abuse and domestic violence as context for the case and authorities say further legal action will follow when forensic results and a formal inquiry clarify motive and any accomplices.