Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Retired Teacher Strangled; 22-Year-Old Arrested in Gurugram
Madhu Sharma was a 75-year-old retired teacher who lived alone in Gurugram.
Police say she was found dead inside her home on Sunday evening.
A post-mortem examination showed that she died by strangulation.
A resident said they saw a man go into her home and later heard cries.
Police arrested a 22-year-old man named Suraj Gupta on Monday.
Police say he confessed to killing Sharma.
They are still investigating what may have led to the killing.
A possible theft motive is being considered, but police have not confirmed it.
Madhu Sharma, a 75-year-old retired teacher, was found dead inside her home in Gurugram’s New Colony.
Police said a post-mortem examination confirmed she died by strangulation.
Residents reportedly heard screams after seeing a man enter Sharma’s home on Sunday evening.
Police arrested 22-year-old Suraj Gupta near Laxmi Bazaar Park on Monday.
Police said a possible theft motive was being examined but had not been established.
- Who
- Madhu Sharma, a 75-year-old retired teacher; police arrested 22-year-old Suraj Gupta in connection with her death.
- What
- Sharma was found strangled to death inside her home, and Gupta was arrested.
- When
- Police received information on Sunday evening; Gupta was arrested on Monday. The report is dated October 5.
- Where
- Sharma’s home in New Colony, Gurugram; Gupta was arrested near Laxmi Bazaar Park in Pratap Nagar, Gurugram.
- Why
- The motive remains under investigation. Police said a possible theft motive had not been established.
- Deceased
- Madhu Sharma, 75, a retired teacher who lived alone
- Location
- House No. 180-B, New Colony, Gurugram
- Cause of death
- Strangulation, according to the post-mortem examination
- Arrested
- Suraj Gupta, 22
- Arrest location
- Near Laxmi Bazaar Park, Pratap Nagar, Gurugram
- Police case
- FIR registered at New Colony police station under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Motive
- Possible theft being examined; not established