Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Bhopal Love Triangle Leads to Woman’s Alleged Murder, Two Arrests
A woman named Rakhi Raikwar went missing in Bhopal.
Her husband reported that she might have been abducted.
Police later found her body in an abandoned building nearby.
Doctors said she had been murdered.
Police allege that Shashi Raikwar was unhappy because Rakhi was married to a man Shashi was involved with.
They say Shashi and her former lover Narendra planned the killing.
Police allege Shashi smothered Rakhi while Narendra strangled her with a scarf.
Both suspects were arrested and questioned.
Ratibad police arrested a 23-year-old woman and her former lover over Rakhi Raikwar’s alleged murder.
Rakhi went missing on August 23, and her husband reported her suspected abduction the following day.
Police found Rakhi’s body in deserted quarters near her residence, and a post-mortem indicated murder.
Police allege Shashi Raikwar and Narendra Raikwar planned the killing because of Shashi’s relationship with Rakhi’s husband.
Investigators traced the suspects using CCTV footage and technical evidence, arresting Shashi at home and Narendra in Itarsi.
- Who
- Rakhi Raikwar was killed; police arrested Shashi Raikwar, 23, and Narendra Raikwar, 27, in connection with the case.
- What
- Rakhi’s alleged murder was investigated as a blind murder case and reportedly solved within 24 hours.
- When
- Rakhi went missing on August 23, and her husband filed a complaint on August 24.
- Where
- The case was investigated by Ratibad police in Bhopal; Rakhi’s body was found in deserted quarters near her residence, and Narendra was apprehended in Itarsi.
- Why
- Police allege the killing was linked to a love triangle involving Shashi and Rakhi’s husband.
- Deceased
- Rakhi Raikwar, a resident of Goragaon
- Police station
- Ratibad police station
- Suspects arrested
- Shashi Raikwar, 23, and Narendra Raikwar, 27
- Missing date
- August 23
- Complaint date
- August 24
- Evidence cited
- CCTV footage and technical evidence
- Police allegation
- Shashi and Narendra conspired to kill Rakhi over a love triangle