Deadly Plot
Lucknow: A 29-year-old contractual worker was lured to a meeting by his girlfriend and then strangled in a sugarcane field as part of a conspiracy involving five persons, including the woman’s aunt, cousin and cousin’s boyfriend, police said. At around 9 pm, Gudiya and Sheela allegedly took Yashwant to a sugarcane field located about 300 metres from their house. After the murder, Ramlalit and Reema allegedly placed Yashwant’s body on his motorcycle and transported it around 20 kilometres away.
Circle officer Mansi Dahiya, said the post-mortem examination confirmed that Yashwant had been strangled.
Technical evidence and surveillance helped investigators establish the involvement of five persons, according to police. During interrogation, Ramlalit told police that he was in a relationship with Reema. Sona Devi allegedly said Gudiya had been in a relationship with Yashwant, but the two had developed differences. Police said Yashwant had allegedly recorded an objectionable video of Gudiya after making her consume alcohol and subsequently used it to blackmail her. He allegedly interfered with her marriage plans and used the video to disrupt proposed alliances, according to investigators. Police said the accused subsequently hatched a plan to eliminate Yashwant. Gudiya called him and asked him to meet her, according to the investigation. Police said Reema grabbed Yashwant by his collar from behind, causing him to fall on his back. Police said Reema held the body from behind while Ramlalit rode the motorcycle.
Following a complaint by his brother, police initially registered a case against unidentified persons. They were identified as Yashwant’s girlfriend Gudiya, her sister Sheela, their aunt Sona Devi, Sona’s daughter Reema, and Reema’s boyfriend Ramlalit Chaudhary. Police have arrested Sona Devi and Ramlalit Chaudhary, who were reportedly trying to flee to Lucknow when they were apprehended near the Amhat highway turn. Efforts are underway to arrest the remaining accused. Sona Devi, Reema and Ramlalit followed them. The other accused allegedly restrained him to prevent him from escaping.