Woman thrashed, killed after being thrown off balcony by husband with palms tied in Agra

By PTI

AGRA: A 30-year-old lady died after she was allegedly thrown off the fourth flooring balcony of her home by her husband and 4 different folks, police right here mentioned on Saturday. Ritika Singh, the deceased, was dwelling in a home in Tajganj Police Station space with a pal she had allegedly met on Facebook, after having separated from her husband, they mentioned.

Police have arrested three folks, together with the girl’s husband, Akash Gautam, and booked them in sections 302 (homicide) and 34 (act accomplished by a number of individuals with widespread intention) of the Indian Penal Code, they mentioned.

“Preliminary investigations have revealed that a married woman identified as Ritika Singh was residing with her Facebook friend Vipul Agrawal in an apartment in Nagla Mewati under Tajganj Police Station limits. The incident took place on Friday at about 11 am,” mentioned Agra SSP Sudhir Kumar Singh.

Ritika was a resident of Ghaziabad and had married Akash Gautam, a resident of Firozabad, in 2014 and had separated from in 2018, he mentioned. “On Friday, Akash Gautam the husband of Ritika Singh reached the apartment along with two women and two men. There they had an argument with Ritika and her boyfriend Vipul Agrawal and later assaulted both of them, as informed by the Vipul Agrawal to police,” the SSP mentioned.

According to the grievance filed by Agrawal, the accused tied his palms and locked him within the rest room of the flat. He mentioned that the accused tied Ritika’s palms additionally earlier than throwing her off from the balcony of the house, police mentioned.

Agrawal escaped by shouting for assist from the toilet window and drawing the eye of the neighbours, they mentioned. “A case has been registered against five persons under sections 302 and 34 of the IPC at Tajganj Police Station in Agra. Three people have been arrested, while two are absconding,” mentioned SP (City) Vikas Kumar.

The SSP mentioned that the police have gotten the CCTV footage of the incident and are gathering extra CCTV footage of the house. “We will also recreate the crime scene, and if needed take help from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL),” mentioned Sudhir Singh.