Shabab Ali had been suspicious that his wife was having an affair — and decided to get rid of her. On August 2, the 47-year-old allegedly gave her sleeping pills and weedicide, killing her. Then, along with three of his friends, he buried the body in a graveyard in South Delhi’s Chandholla, said police.
According to police, Ali, a painter, has been arrested. His two friends who aided him in committing the crime, Shahrukh Khan (28) and Tanveer (25), have also been arrested by the police.
The body of the victim was exhumed after 11 days on August 15. The couple has two children – a daughter (11 years) and a son (5 years).
DCP (South) Ankit Chauhan said, “On August 10, a missing person’s complaint regarding a 30-year-old woman, a resident of T-Block in Mehrauli, was lodged by her female friend. She also suspected wrongful confinement. Based on her complaint, a case of kidnapping was registered at Mehrauli police station.”
The DCP said they carried out technical surveillance and CCTV analysis, in which it was revealed that Ali, along with his associates, was transporting the woman in an unconscious condition in a car.
“On sustained questioning, Ali broke down and admitted that on August 2, suspecting infidelity, he killed his wife by administering sleeping pills and weedicide. He further disclosed that with the help of his associates, he transported the body later that night and buried it in a graveyard at Chandanholla,” DCP Chauhan said.
Later, police took approval from the sub-divisional magistrate, and the body was exhumed on August 15 in the presence of policemen. The car used to transport and dispose of the body was recovered from the accused Shahrukh.
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Efforts are being made to apprehend one more absconding accused, said police.
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