Archive · 6 Nov 2025
Man and Friend Get Life Sentence for Murdering Wife and Partner
A man named Sunil was very upset because his wife, Aruna, left him and took their young daughter.
Aruna was living with another man named Rajendra.
Sunil and his friend Devendra decided to hurt Aruna and Rajendra.
One evening, they attacked Aruna and Rajendra with knives as they were riding a motorcycle with the child.
Both Aruna and Rajendra died from their injuries.
A court in Bhopal found Sunil and Devendra guilty of murder and sentenced them to spend the rest of their lives in prison.
The attack happened right in front of the couple's young daughter.
A man and his friend have been sentenced to life imprisonment for murder.
The convicts, Sunil Malviya and Devendra Malviya, murdered Sunil's wife Aruna and her partner Rajendra Malviya.
The murders occurred on July 18, 2022, in the Semra area of Ashoka Garden, Bhopal.
The couple's five-year-old daughter was present during the attack.
Sunil stated his anger stemmed from Aruna taking their daughter with her, not the relationship itself.
- Who
- Sunil Malviya and his friend Devendra Malviya
- What
- Sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Sunil's wife, Aruna, and her live-in partner, Rajendra Malviya.
- When
- Sentencing on Wednesday (date of murder July 18, 2022)
- Where
- District and Sessions Court, Bhopal; murder occurred in Semra area of Ashoka Garden.
- Why
- Sunil was reportedly angry because his wife, Aruna, had taken their five-year-old daughter with her when she left him to live with Rajendra, despite Sunil stating he did not object to the relationship itself.
- Convicts
- Sunil Malviya, Devendra Malviya
- Victims
- Aruna (Sunil's wife), Rajendra Malviya (Aruna's partner)
- Location of Murder
- Semra area, Ashoka Garden, Bhopal
- Date of Murder
- July 18, 2022
- Court
- District and Sessions Court, Bhopal
- Sentence
- Life imprisonment
