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Lover and Wife Arrested for Ghaziabad Husband's Murder
11 Oct
Summary
- Pooja and her lover Aashish arrested for murdering Pooja's husband Yogesh
- Body found near Hapur road, victim's mobile phone recovered from accused
- Pooja and Aashish confessed to luring Yogesh and killing him on Sept 24
On October 11, 2025, police in Ghaziabad arrested a woman named Pooja and her lover Aashish for the murder of Pooja's husband, Yogesh. The case, which had initially been reported as a missing person's complaint, turned into a homicide investigation after Yogesh's body was found in suspicious circumstances near Hapur road last month.
According to the police, Pooja and Aashish had been in a relationship for nearly three years. On September 24, they plotted to lure Yogesh out of his home and meet them at Saraswati Medical College in Pilkhuwa. When Yogesh arrived, Aashish and his accomplices attacked him with a sharp-edged weapon, killing him on the spot. The accused then fled, leaving the motorcycle and body behind. Later, Aashish and another accomplice, Chandrapal, threw Yogesh's mobile phone into the bushes.
After tracking mobile locations and gathering CCTV footage, police were able to arrest Pooja and Aashish on October 11. A case has been registered against the accused under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including kidnapping, murder, and criminal conspiracy.
