Archive · 25 Jun 2025
Lawyer, Wife Arrested for Killing Client Over Money in Raipur
A lawyer and his wife are in trouble with the law for allegedly killing a man.
The man, their client, wanted his money back – about 30 lakh rupees that the lawyer borrowed.
The couple killed him in a rented house, put his body in a bag with cement, and tried to get rid of it.
Someone found the body in a bag on the side of the road and the police were informed.
The couple tried to escape to another city, but the police caught them at the airport.
Two other people also got arrested because they were helping the couple.
A lawyer and his wife were arrested for allegedly killing a client over a monetary dispute.
The victim, Kishore Paikara, was demanding the return of Rs 30 lakh borrowed by the lawyer.
Paikara was murdered on June 21 at a rented house and his body was stuffed in a bag with cement.
The couple fled to Delhi but were apprehended at the airport on June 23.
Two other individuals were arrested for allegedly helping dispose of the body.
- Who
- Lawyer Ankit Upadhyay and his wife, Shivani Sharma, along with Vinay Yadu and Suryakant Yadu were arrested.
- What
- A lawyer and his wife were arrested for allegedly killing a client over a monetary dispute.
- When
- The murder occurred on June 21; the body was discovered on June 23, and the couple was arrested on the same day.
- Where
- Raipur, India, primarily at a rented house and near a drain.
- Why
- The alleged motive was a financial dispute over Rs 30 lakh that the lawyer owed the victim.
Prosecution's View
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Intent to Murder
Prosecution's View
The couple intentionally murdered the client to avoid repaying the debt.
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- Victim
- Kishore Paikara, 58 years old
- Accused
- Ankit Upadhyay (lawyer) and Shivani Sharma
- Motive
- Monetary dispute
- Amount in Dispute
- Rs 30 lakh
- Method
- Body stuffed in a bag with cement
- Location of Murder
- Rented house in Indraprastha Colony, Raipur
- Arrest Location
- Delhi airport