Husband Anuj arrested for murdering his wife and burning her dead body in Dadri. The deceased’s family has alleged pressure for property worth ₹3 crore. Police have registered a case against 7 people including Anuj and started investigation.
UP Crime News: Police in Dadri last week arrested a 25-year-old man for murdering his wife and burning her body to destroy evidence. Police have identified the accused as Anuj Chauhan, who married 22-year-old Monica Nagar in February this year. Monica’s half-burnt body was found in a deserted plot on May 7, officials said. Investigation revealed that Anuj, along with his parents and a neighbor, kept Monica’s body in an SUV and then placed it under a pile of cow dung and set it on fire.
Family’s allegation – were pressurizing for property
Monica’s family members have accused her husband and in-laws of assaulting her and pressurizing her to get the property worth about Rs 3 crore in their name. Her mother Renu Nagar told the police that on the day of the murder, Monica had called her and said that she was being beaten.
Monica’s brother also told that he had received calls from Monica, in which she said that she was being pressurized to give her share of the family’s land. Relatives claimed to have seen Monica’s body being placed in a black Fortuner outside Anuj’s house that evening.
Following the complaint, police have registered a case under sections 103 (murder), 238 (causing destruction of evidence) and 109 (attempt to murder) of the BNS against seven accused, including Anuj, his parents, younger brother, uncle, aunt and neighbor Karan Rawal alias Kannu. Karan Rawal was already arrested.
Police investigation and confession of the accused
Police said that Anuj was arrested with the help of electronic surveillance during a special operation. The SUV used in the crime has also been seized. During interrogation, Anuj admitted that Monica wanted to go to her maternal home, due to which both of them had an argument.
He claimed that family members later told him that Monica had hanged herself and she was declared dead at the hospital. He further said that the villagers had advised to burn the dead body. The postmortem report did not reveal the cause of death due to burns, but viscera samples have been preserved for forensic examination. Investigators are still trying to determine the motive for the murder, with particular focus on an alleged property dispute and the role of other family members.