A shocking Delhi crime incident has come to fore in which a 36-year-old man, Karan Dev was allegedly killed under what can seen as a 'chilling plot' of electrocution before giving sleeping pills by his wife and cousin.
Delhi Police have arrested Karan’s wife and his cousin (the son of his uncle) on murder charges, suspecting the two of having drugged and electrocuted him. According to police, sleeping pills were allegedly administered before the fatal act.Karan was declared dead on July 13 after being brought unresponsive to Mata Rooprani Maggo Hospital in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar, with electrocution cited as the cause of death. Initially believed to be an accident, the case took a sinister turn days later.
After the incident, the wife allegedly rushed to Karan’s in-laws to inform them of his death, leading to an emergency hospital visit. However, by then, he had already succumbed.Family initially sought to avoid post-mortem.Despite the family's initial reluctance and their request to forgo a post-mortem, police proceeded with the autopsy owing to Karan’s relatively young age and the suspicious nature of his death. The examination was carried out at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital to rule out any foul play.
On July 16, Karan’s younger brother, Kunal Dev, filed a complaint after discovering incriminating chats between Karan’s wife and her partner, allegedly detailing a plan to murder him. This evidence led to the registration of a case under Section 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).The accused are currently in custody.The deceased, Karan Dev, was allegedly drugged and electrocuted by his wife, Sushmita and cousin, Rahul, police said, after WhatsApp chats surfaced indicating their involvement.
DCP Dwarka Ankit Singh said, "On 13th July, information was received from a hospital in the Uttam Nagar area that a person named Karan had died an unnatural death. After this, the police team reached the spot and the body is shifted to DDU hospital for postmortem.2 days later, Karan's brother Kunal got some evidence in which a chat between Karan's wife Sushmita and Karan's cousin Rahul came out in which there was a discussion about giving sleeping pills and electric shock to Karan."After the police investigated, a murder case was registered, and Karan's wife and cousin were arrested.
Karan's mother Neeru said she learned of the alleged relationship between Sushmita and Rahul only after the cremation, when Kunal, the younger brother of the deceased person, found WhatsApp chats on Rahul's phone.She further said, "In the chats, Sushmita told Rahul that she had given Karan drug-laced food, but he wasn't dying. She kept updating Rahul and also mentioned electric shocks."
"Karan lived with his wife in a flat, and around 9 am on Sunday, daughter-in-law Sushmita came and said Karan was electrocuted," she said.The family then rushed to the flat and took him to the hospital, where doctors declared him dead. At that point, everyone assumed it was an accident, the mother said.
Karan's friend Gaurav said that the day after the cremation, the family confronted Sushmita, where she confessed in front of all that she killed Karan because Rahul was blackmailing her. He added that Rahul was also questioned separately and admitted to the murder.According to the family, "The WhatsApp chats recovered from Rahul's phone suggest that Sushmita was constantly informing him about Karan's condition on the night of the incident, and neighbours have also reported seeing Rahul near the couple's flat that morning."
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