Overview
- The 34-year-old victim, farmer Sachin Dagar, was found dead early Saturday and a two-doctor post-mortem concluded strangulation and found signs the body had been dragged.
- Officers say the victim's wife, Rachna, confessed during questioning and was arrested on Saturday after investigators reviewed local CCTV showing a man entering late Friday and leaving hours later.
- Police allege Rachna and an accomplice mixed five to six sedative tablets into the victim's food before strangling him, and they say the accomplice is the lover she met on Instagram.
- The alleged accomplice, named by police as Sonu, is currently absconding and local police teams have been formed to trace and arrest him while forensic testing continues.
- The case rests on the confession, CCTV and the post-mortem and will move toward formal charges once forensic drug tests and further investigative steps are completed, with local authorities monitoring community safety.