Ankur Patel was charged with first degree murder after the Chicago man killed his estranged wife who had started a new relationship with another man.
31-year-old Ankur Patel, an Indian-origin Chicago man, killed his estranged wife, who left him and started dating another man. Then he called 911 and explained the situation to them. The woman’s name was not released.
The woman left Patel in May and began dating one of their former colleagues, according to reports. He later told the police that he did not want to kill his wife but “finished her” when she told him that she would stay with the new boyfriend and wont’ return to Patel. The incident took place in August when Patel lured his wife across the country on the pretext of allowing her to meet their five-year-old daughter. The new boyfriend was outside the building and he repeatedly messaged the woman. Chicago Police Department tried to contact both the woman and Patel but could not reach either of them. Officers came to the site but they had to leave as the new boyfriend id not know which apartment the woman had entered. The next day, he returned to the airport and purchased a ticket to India but the Department of Homeland Security had already been alerted and he was arrested.
Patel proceeded to make threats over the phone to kill both the woman and the man she started dating after their breakup, according to prosecutors. Out of family pressure, the woman gave Patel another chance and briefly moved back with him in Wisconsin. But she moved out shortly thereafter, allowing their daughter to remain with Patel. He also stopped allowing the woman to speak with their daughter.