Noida: A 40-year-old woman allegedly strangled to death by a friend and relatives, who filled the body in the steel and threw it on the Ganges Canal in Hapur District.
The police said that Sashi, who lived in Shahpur Noida Village, had not received around Rs 3 Lakh from his friend Anjali and had pushed him to pay money for the past few days.
On July 16, Anjali, who worked in the beauty room, visited Sashi’s house and invited him to the rented accommodation in Tigri.
When Sashi reached Anjali’s house, the last Virendra husband (38) and his brother-in-law Dinesh (40) was already there.
Sashi, police said, was offered a soft drink mixed with sedatives.
When he lost consciousness, Anjali was allegedly strangling him with Dupatta.
“The three then combines the body in the steel baggage.
Anjali husband, Virendra, who works as a laborer, has alsoad-gaadi (a cart attached to a bicycle or scooter).
He and Dinesh loaded luggage to the vehicle and traveled to the adjacent Hapur District, Where to throw the body on the canal.
It was around 1:30 a.m., “said Yatendra Yadav, Sho of Expressway Police Station.
When Sashi did not return home, her husband and other family members looked for it in the nearest area, but could not find it.
They approached the police the following day.
A police team reached Anajli’s house after learning that Sashi had left home with him on July 16.
“He was detained, but tried to mislead the police by giving a contradictory statement.
After being questioned, he claimed to have killed Sashi,” police officers said.
Sashi’s body, meanwhile, was found by the police in Hapur.
They carried out an autopsy and cremated the body after waiting three days.
“After Anjali admitted the crime, Shashi’s husband was taken to Hapur and he identified his wife’s clothes and other items.
Anjali just spilled beans on her husband’s role and brother-in-law,” Yadav said.
Anjali and the other two were arrested on Thursday from Sector 132.
Pastor Virendra Balkishan was also picked up for allegedly planning murder and tried to eliminate evidence.
Additional DCP (Noida) Ranvijay Singh said Sashi would lend money to people with interest.
He lent Anjali, who he knew for the past 4-5 years, Rs 10 Lakh, but Anjali has returned most of the numbers.
Around RS 3-4 Lakh was left paid, police said.
“Sashi repeatedly asked Anjali to return the money, but the latter couldn’t do it,” Yadav said.
Anjali and the other three have been ordered under the IPC 302 section (murder), 201 (causing loss of evidence), 34 (general intentions) and 120B (criminal conspiracy).
Dupatta, who with Sashi allegedly strangled was restored along with a tricycle motorbike cart where the body was transported to Hapur.