GURGAON: A 25-year-old man and his girlfriend have been arrested for allegedly shooting his wife dead, Gurgaon police said on Sunday.Police said the duo fled to Nepal after the murder and returned a month later, following which they were arrested.The accused have been identified as Ankit (25), a resident of Manesar in Gurgaon, and Rajni Devi (38), a resident of Aurangabad village in Haryana’s Jhajjar district.The case came to light on May 22, when a woman approached the Manesar Police Station, alleging that her 22-year-old daughter, who had married Ankit in February 2026, had gone missing a day earlier.The family searched for her and contacted her in-laws but received no satisfactory response. Suspecting the involvement of her husband and his family members in her disappearance, the woman approached the police, officials said.Based on her complaint, police registered an FIR under the relevant sections.The missing woman’s body was found from a room in Manesar on May 22, police said, adding that she had been shot dead. Subsequently, murder charges were added to the case.During the investigation, police found that Ankit ran a tobacco shop in Manesar, while his girlfriend, Rajni Devi, worked at a beauty parlour in the same area, a senior officer said.The two became acquainted through their work and had reportedly been in a relationship for nearly three years. Rajni had been living in a rented accommodation in Manesar for a long time, the officer added. “Investigation revealed that on May 21, Ankit allegedly took his wife to Rajni’s rented room as part of a pre-planned conspiracy, where he shot her dead. It was further revealed that the firearm used in the murder had been procured by Ankit from Uttar Pradesh about two months before the incident,” the officer told PTI. “After committing the crime, Ankit and Rajni fled to Haridwar and later escaped to Nepal. They returned to India on June 30 and were arrested,” the officer added. He added that the accused were produced before a court, which remanded them to five days of police custody for further interrogation and recovery of evidence.(With agency inputs)
