Archive · 25 Dec 2025
Ex-MLA Relu Poonia Killed in Property Dispute
A long time ago, in 2001, a man named Relu Ram Poonia and seven members of his family were killed in their home.
The people who did this were Poonia's daughter, Sonia, and her husband, Sanjeev.
They did this because they wanted a share of Poonia's money and property, but he said no.
Poonia had become very rich from his business and owned many big houses and other valuable things.
Sonia and Sanjeev were caught and sent to jail for a very long time.
Recently, they were let out on bail after many years.
Ex-MLA Relu Ram Poonia and seven family members were murdered by his daughter Sonia and her husband Sanjeev in a property dispute.
The crime occurred on August 23, 2001, at a farmhouse in Litani village, Hisar district, Haryana.
Poonia had amassed significant wealth, including multiple properties and luxury items.
Sonia and Sanjeev were initially sentenced to death, later commuted to life imprisonment, and recently granted interim bail.
The couple was released from jail in December 2025 after completing bail formalities.
- Who
- Ex-MLA Relu Ram Poonia and seven family members were killed by his daughter Sonia Poonia and her husband Sanjeev Kumar.
- What
- A brutal murder of eight family members in a property dispute.
- When
- The crime occurred on August 23, 2001.
- Where
- The murder took place at a farmhouse in Litani village, Hisar district, Haryana.
- Why
- The motive was a dispute over the division of Poonia's vast assets.
- Victims
- Relu Ram Poonia, Krishna Devi, Priyanka, Sunil Kumar, Shakuntala Devi, Lokesh, Shivani, Preeti
- Perpetrators
- Sonia Poonia and Sanjeev Kumar
- Date of Crime
- August 23, 2001
- Location
- Litani village, Hisar district, Haryana
- Initial Sentence
- Death penalty
- Current Sentence
- Life imprisonment
- Bail Release Dates
- Sanjeev: December 13, 2025; Sonia: December 17, 2025
- Poonia's Assets
- Two-acre mansion, 100-acre farmhouse, bungalow, shops, luxury cars, jewellery, cash