Love Story Ends in Murder: Wife Strangles Husband

A marriage in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, concluded tragically two months after the wedding with the husband's death. Jitendra Kumar Yadav, 33, was found hanging in a rented house, initially reported as a suicide. However, a post-mortem examination determined the cause of death to be strangulation.

Police investigations revealed that Jitendra's wife, Jyoti, along with her parents and brother, allegedly restrained him during a physical altercation. Jyoti then reportedly strangled her husband. The family subsequently staged the scene to resemble a suicide by hanging.

The couple had been in a relationship for nine years before marrying on November 25 of the previous year. Disputes over money, specifically Jitendra losing ₹20,000 from Jyoti's account through online gambling, reportedly soured the relationship weeks after the wedding.

On January 26, a confrontation over the missing money escalated. Jyoti allegedly called her family to their rented home in Girja Shankar Colony. Her parents, Kalicharan and Chameli, and brother, Deepak, arrived, and during the ensuing fight, they allegedly held Jitendra down while Jyoti strangled him.

After Jitendra's death, the family allegedly attempted to conceal the homicide by hanging his body with a muffler from a window grill. An alarm was raised to neighbours, claiming the son-in-law had hanged himself. A complaint by Jitendra's brother, Ajay Kumar, prompted police intervention and the crucial post-mortem examination.

Jyoti has confessed to the crime during interrogation, detailing the events. Jitendra was a contract worker at the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), and Jyoti worked as a contract bus conductor. Three accused have been arrested; police are actively searching for Deepak, the brother-in-law.