Archive · 3 Aug 2025
Delhi Crime Branch Solves Year-Old Murder, Arrests Couple
The Delhi Police have solved a year-old murder case.
A woman and her boyfriend were arrested for killing her husband.
The husband, who had a criminal record and was abusive, was murdered in Haryana.
The wife hired someone else to kill him after an argument.
Police tracked the case by investigating the husband's disappearance and are still searching for another suspect.
Delhi Crime Branch arrests a woman and her boyfriend for the murder of her husband.
The murder occurred in July 2024; the body was discovered in Sonipat, Haryana.
The victim, Pritam Prakash, was a history-sheeter with a criminal record.
Soniya, the wife, hired Vijay, her sister's brother-in-law, to commit the murder.
The investigation began with a missing person report filed by the wife.
- Who
- Pritam Prakash (victim), Soniya (wife), Rohit (boyfriend), Vijay (absconding suspect), Delhi Crime Branch.
- What
- Woman and boyfriend arrested for husband's murder.
- When
- Murder occurred in July 2024; arrests made by Delhi Crime Branch.
- Where
- Murder in Sonipat, Haryana; investigation in Alipur, Delhi.
- Why
- Due to an extramarital affair and the victim's abusive and criminal behaviour.
Suspects' Perspective
Legal Perspective
Justification
Suspects' Perspective
The murder was planned and executed due to the affair and victim's abusive and criminal behavior.
Legal Perspective
The murder was wrong and subject to legal prosecution.
- Victim
- Pritam Prakash, 42
- Suspects
- Soniya, Rohit, Vijay
- Location of Body
- Sonipat, Haryana
- Motive
- Extramarital affair, victim's criminal history and abuse
- Missing Complaint Filed
- July 20, 2024
- Third Suspect
- Vijay, in Haryana jail
Sources
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