Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Surat BJP Leader’s Daughter-in-Law Found Dead; Son Accused
A 24-year-old woman named Nidhi Singh was found dead at her home in Surat.
This happened on Tuesday.
Police named her husband, Saurabh Singh, in a case about allegedly encouraging or helping a suicide.
Saurabh is the son of BJP leader Shashi Singh.
Nidhi’s family said Saurabh had an extramarital affair.
They said this caused arguments between the couple.
Shashi Singh told police that she found Nidhi hanging in a bedroom.
Police are investigating the allegations, and a woman friend of Saurabh was also named in the case.
Nidhi Singh, 24, was found dead at her Surat home on Tuesday.
Her husband, Saurabh Singh, 26, was named in an abetment to suicide case.
Saurabh is the son of Shashi Singh, a former Surat BJP women’s wing vice-president.
Nidhi’s family alleged that Saurabh was having an extramarital affair, causing quarrels.
Shashi Singh told police she found Nidhi hanging in her bedroom after returning home.
- Who
- Nidhi Singh was found dead; her husband Saurabh Singh and a woman friend of his were named in an abetment to suicide case.
- What
- Nidhi Singh was found hanging at home, and a case was registered alleging abetment to suicide.
- When
- Tuesday; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- At the couple’s home in Surat, Gujarat.
- Why
- Nidhi’s family alleged that Saurabh’s extramarital affair led to quarrels between the couple.
- Deceased
- Nidhi Singh, 24
- Husband accused
- Saurabh Singh, 26
- Case
- Abetment to suicide
- Location
- Surat, Gujarat
- Family origin
- Nidhi Singh was originally from Muzaffarpur, Bihar
- Political connection
- Saurabh Singh is the son of Shashi Singh, a former vice-president of the BJP women’s wing in Surat
- Discovery
- Shashi Singh told police she found Nidhi hanging in her bedroom