Overview
- Arun Sharma, 26, was arrested at Gurugram railway station and has been remanded to three days of police custody.
- Investigators say he confessed to injecting his wife, Kajal, 23, at her family’s home on March 18 after disputes over money tied to alleged drug use.
- A syringe, needle and a broken ampule of an anaesthetic or neuromuscular blocking drug were recovered from the bathroom, and an intravenous mark was noted on her left arm.
- Doctors preserved viscera for toxicology, which will determine the exact cause of death and identify the substance administered.
- Police registered a dowry-death case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and are tracing the source of the drug.