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Delhi man allegedly killed wife, recreated HBO's The Staircase plot

Delhi man allegedly killed wife, recreated HBO's The Staircase plot
Inspired By Web Series, Delhi Techie Murders Wife, Flees With Rs 12,75,000 · NDTV

Something very sad happened in a home in Delhi, India.

A man named Kamal Singh is accused of hurting his wife, Komal, so badly that she died.

The family had been watching a TV show called The Staircase, about the real case of Michael Peterson, who was accused of killing his wife Kathleen, and the murder weapon was never found.

Police say what happened in their home was similar, because the weapon was also never found.

On July 30, police say Kamal attacked Komal at their home while the children were out.

Their son, Gaurav, was studying in Noida that day; he came home later that night, found his mother, and called the police.

Police say Kamal and Komal had been fighting about a piece of property and other family problems.

Kamal ran away with a lot of money, but police caught him a few days later near a train station called Mathura.

The sword police believe was used in the attack is still missing.

Police are still trying to figure out exactly what happened.

Key facts

Accused
Kamal Singh, 62, freelance SAP software consultant
Victim
Komal Singh, 50, tuition teacher
Date of murder
July 30, around 12.45 pm
Crime location
Gagan Vihar, East Delhi
Date of arrest
August 2, near Mathura railway station
Injuries
More than 10 stab wounds with scissors and a blow to the head with a sword
Cash recovered
Rs 12.75 lakh at the time of arrest
Missing weapon
Sword allegedly bought from Hari Nagar

Quotes

Gaurav Singh

Son of Kamal and Komal, a 26‑year‑old doctor

“I had planned to destroy the murder weapon, similarly to what was shown in the web series 'The Staircase', to weaken the evidence against me.”
NDTV
“It had been going on for far too long”
indianexpress.com

Sources

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