Father-in-law Arrested in Connection with Murder of 25-Year-Old Woman in Faridabad

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The investigation into the murder of a 25-year-old woman whose decomposed body was found buried in a pit has taken a significant turn with the arrest of her father-in-law, accused of raping and strangling her to death. The Crime Branch-DLF, Haryana Police, have added rape charges against the accused, who was arrested on June 20. The case, initially probed as a dowry dispute, has revealed a complex web of family conspiracies and deceit. The police are awaiting the post-mortem report to confirm the alleged rape confession of the victim's father-in-law.

Key Takeaways:

  • The victim's father-in-law allegedly confessed to strangling her on April 21, and burying her body in a pit outside their house.
  • The family had conspired to murder the daughter-in-law due to ongoing domestic disputes, including talks of divorce.
  • The victim was given sugarcane juice laced with sleeping pills by her father-in-law, and was subsequently strangled with a dupatta.
  • The family reported the victim missing to mislead people, and initially a missing person's case was registered on April 25.
  • The homicide and destruction of evidence charges were added to the case after the victim's decomposed body was recovered on June 20.
  • The victim's husband is absconding, and the role of her sister-in-law is under investigation.
  • The police have arrested the victim's mother-in-law on June 25 in connection with the case.
  • The investigation revealed that the family had plotted the murder a week before the incident.
  • The accused had allegedly revealed that he had allegedly raped the deceased before the murder, but the police are awaiting the medical and post-mortem reports to confirm this.

Statistics:

  • The body of the 25-year-old woman, a native of Firozabad district, was recovered on June 20.
  • The police registered a missing person's case on April 25, based on a complaint by the victim's husband.
  • The family had allegedly conspired to murder the victim due to domestic disputes, including talks of divorce.
  • The murder allegedly took place on April 21, and the body was buried in a pit outside their house.
  • The police arrested the victim's father-in-law on June 20, and added rape charges against him.
  • The Crime Branch arrested the victim's mother-in-law on June 25 in connection with the case.
  • The case is being probed by the Crime Branch-DLF, Haryana Police.

Sources:

  • The Indian Express
  • IE Online Media Services Pvt. Ltd., distributed by Contify.com