Overview
- Relatives discovered 26‑year‑old Neha Kumari dead in her Panchsheel Colony home after a morning argument on Thursday, police said.
- Investigators say the woman, who was six months pregnant, was allegedly killed when her husband forced her head into a bucket of water and kept it submerged.
- The accused is named as Amit Gupta of Hardoi district, who police say called his uncle to admit the act, then fled and switched off his phone.
- An FIR has been registered at Palla police station and Crime Branch and forensic teams recovered evidence and sent the body to Civil Hospital mortuary for postmortem.
- Police are conducting raids to locate the suspect and say further legal action will follow the postmortem and forensic findings while family members grieve and seek answers.