Overview
- The order was delivered on December 17, 2025, by Justices Ravindra Maithani and Alok Mehra of the Uttarakhand High Court.
- Rajesh Gulati was convicted by a Dehradun trial court on September 1, 2017, receiving life imprisonment and a Rs 15 lakh fine.
- Sentencing directives allocate a portion of the fine to the state treasury, with the remainder to be held in a bank account for the couple’s children until adulthood.
- Police and court records state that Gulati killed his wife on October 17, 2010, dismembered the body into 72 pieces, and stored them in a deep freezer before disposing of the remains over time.
- The crime came to light on December 12, 2010, when Anupama’s brother filed a missing-person complaint, leading to the recovery of body parts at the couple’s home and Gulati’s arrest.