Live-in partner held for murder in Gurugram

The police have arrested the live-in partner of a woman whose body was found wrapped in a blanket in a field in Naharpur village on March 11. The breakthrough came while investigating the blind murder case, which had initially left no clear leads.

The arrested man has been identified as Shivshankar Sharma, also known as Kalicharan, a native of Ballia in Uttar Pradesh. He was arrested from Naharpur village on Monday. During interrogation, the accused reportedly admitted to murdering the woman, suspecting she was having an affair with another man.

The woman’s body, wrapped in a blanket, was discovered in a wheat field in Naharpur village. The police placed the unidentified body in the mortuary and it was only on March 31 that the woman was identified as Rita, a resident of Bihar, by her father. Following this, an FIR for murder was registered at the Manesar police station.

In his complaint, Rita’s father stated she was married 11 years ago and had moved to Naharpur village in Gurugram about five years back with her husband. However, due to a dispute, her husband left her and she began living with Shivshankar Sharma in a live-in relationship.

“I last spoke to Rita on 23 February. I later came to Naharpur to meet her and heard that a woman’s body had recently been found in the fields. When I saw the photograph of the body, I recognised it as my daughter,” he said in the complaint.

Based on his statement, police registered the FIR and apprehended Shivshankar Sharma from Naharpur village.

A police spokesperson stated, “During questioning, the accused confessed he and Rita were in a live-in relationship. He worked as a labourer and she was employed at a company in IMT Manesar. He suspected Rita was having an affair. On 23 February, he murdered her and dumped her body in a wheat field. The accused will be produced in a city court tomorrow, following which we will seek police remand.”

Haryana Tribune