Archive · 30 Jul 2026
Bank Employee Murder in Indore Linked to Rejected Marriage Proposal
A man named Mayank Shakya from a town called Dabra went to a woman’s rented house in Indore.
He wanted to marry her, but she said no.
He got very angry, strangled her, and then tried to hide the crime by burning her body.
Police found the charred body on July 26 and arrested him.
They are still looking into the case.
35‑year‑old Mayank Shakya from Dabra arrested for strangling a bank employee in Indore.
Victim’s body was partially burned to disguise a homicide, but forensic tests confirmed strangulation.
The accused had proposed marriage; the woman refused and filed a harassment complaint two years earlier.
Police traced the victim’s new rented house in Tapeshwari Bagh Colony and recovered the charred body on July 26.
A murder case has been registered; investigation continues.
- Who
- Mayank Shakya and an unnamed bank employee
- What
- Murder by strangulation and attempted cover‑up by burning the body
- When
- Body discovered on July 26; arrest announced Wednesday
- Where
- Tapeshwari Bagh Colony, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Why
- Accused angered by the victim’s refusal of a marriage proposal
- Accused
- Mayank Shakya
- Age
- 35
- Victim
- Bank employee (unnamed)
- Location of crime
- Tapeshwari Bagh Colony, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Date discovered
- July 26
- Method
- Strangulation and burning
- Case status
- Murder case registered