New Delhi : The Delhi Police on Monday cracked the murder of a 32-year-old UPSC aspirant whose charred body was found earlier this month in a burnt apartment in north Delhi’s Gandhi Vihar. The victim, identified as Ramkesh Meena, was allegedly killed by his live-in partner, Amrita Chauhan, a 21-year-old forensic science student, with the help of her former boyfriend Sumit Kashyap, an LPG distributor, and their friend Sandeep Kumar, all residents of Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad.
Police said the two used their respective knowledge of forensic science and gas mechanics to plan and execute the murder, later setting Meena’s flat ablaze to make it look like an accident. What was initially thought to be an air-conditioner blast was, in fact, a carefully orchestrated cover-up. Amrita, a BSc Forensic Science student, had been living with Meena since May. Enraged and humiliated, Amrita confided in Sumit, her ex-boyfriend, who decided to help her “teach him a lesson”, roping in his friend Sandeep to execute the plan.
CCTV footage showed two masked men entering the building, followed by a woman. Around 2:57 am, the woman, later identified as Amrita, and one of the men were seen leaving. Moments later, an explosion ripped through the apartment. Police were alerted about a fire and found Meena’s severely burnt body inside the flat. At first, investigators suspected an electrical short circuit or AC blast, but the CCTV footage and burn pattern raised red flags.
After multiple raids in Moradabad, Amrita was arrested on October 18. During interrogation, she confessed to the murder and revealed how she, Sumit, and Sandeep had strangled and assaulted Meena before setting him on fire. Police said Sumit, who works as an LPG distributor, used the gas cylinder to cause an explosion and make it look like an accident. Before escaping, the trio locked the flat from inside through a small hole in the iron gate to avoid suspicion.
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