Overview
- Police in Sri Ganganagar say a January 30 roadside death first logged as a hit-and-run was reclassified after the autopsy and FSL review showed assault injuries and smothering.
- Investigators allege the wife lured Ashish, 27, to a deserted stretch where the lover and two associates beat him with sticks and rods before strangling him with a muffler.
- To mimic a robbery, the wife allegedly handed over her earring and a mobile phone to the attackers and then pretended to be unconscious near the scene.
- Four suspects have been arrested: Anjali (23), her boyfriend Sanjay alias Sanju (25), and aides Rohit alias Rocky (20) and Badal alias Siddharth (20); police say the men are on five-day remand and Anjali on a two-day remand.
- Police cite a years-long relationship as motive and say call-detail analysis and sustained interrogation led to a confession and charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.