‘Gave him so many pills,…’: Wife, lover’s chats reveal murder plot

Over 90 Instagram messages between a woman and her lover exposed a chilling murder plot involving the woman’s husband in the Uttam Nagar area of Delhi’s Dwarka, Delhi Police sources said on Sunday.

Investigators are also looking into whether the woman used Instagram’s disappearing messages feature to conceal her conversations from family members and in-laws, as she had been in a relationship with her lover for the past two years, sources added.

Karan (36) was allegedly killed by being drugged and electrocuted by his wife, Sushmita, and her lover, Rahul, who is also her brother-in-law.

The incident came to light on July 13 when a call was made to the PCR from Mata Rooprani Maggo Hospital, reporting Karan’s death.

“Sushmita and her alleged lover, the son of Karan’s uncle, were arrested after Karan’s brother accessed the chats in which they discussed plans to kill him,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Ankit Kumar Singh said.

Karan’s brother informed the police that he had already suspected Sushmita’s behaviour and her closeness to Rahul.

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According to preliminary investigations, Sushmita allegedly drugged Karan by giving him sleeping pills at their residence and waited for him to die.

“However, when he did not pass away as she expected, she started messaging Rahul,” the source mentioned.

Investigations further revealed that Sushmita allegedly mixed around 15 sleeping pills into Karan’s food on the night of July 12 and later called Rahul to come over to help electrocute her husband.

“After the murder, Sushmita allegedly rushed to her in-laws’ house nearby, telling them that Karan had collapsed, which prompted them to take him to the hospital. He was brought to the hospital in an unresponsive state and declared dead with the medico-legal case (MLC) citing electrocution as the cause of death,” said the source.

Another source, privy to the investigation, shared details of the messages exchanged between the two accused.

In one message, Sushmita wrote, “Itni goliyaan de chuki hoon, fir bhi kuch nahi ho raha… ab current hi dena padega” (I have already given him so many sleeping pills, yet nothing is happening… I think he needs to be electrocuted now).

In another message, Rahul replied — “Uske haath pair tape se baandh dena, phir current lagana” (Tie up his hands and legs using tape, and then give him an electric shock).

The chats also revealed their frustration when their earlier attempt to kill Karan using pills did not succeed.

“Kitni der current lagana padega ki woh mare?” (How long do I need to give the shock for him to die?), another message by Sushmita read.

Some chats also revealed that they were planning Karan’s murder for quite a while, as they had previously drugged him to check how long it would take for him to pass out. The duo had been researching various methods to end his life, sources added.

“We are interrogating both of them. They have both admitted that they had been planning this for many weeks and confessed to attempting to kill him earlier as well,” the source added.

Meanwhile, further investigations are underway, and forensic reports are pending. Both accused have been charged under sections related to murder and criminal conspiracy, DCP Ankit Kumar Singh said.