A 30-year-old woman was shot dead by her husband while she was cooking roti for him. The incident took place around 4 pm on Thursday in Delhi’s Sangam Vihar area, and the accused pair has been identified as Shubham Rajput.
According to the victim Kavita’s family, she had been facing domestic violence at the hands of Shubham since the beginning of their marriage, but social stigma prevented her from leaving him. There were frequent arguments between the couple, and the husband was allegedly threatening Kavita for some time.
PTI news agency quoted the victim’s sister as saying: “She was telling me that he had beaten her. I asked her to leave him, but she was afraid of societal pressure. He would often threaten her.”
How did the man kill his wife?
Kavita and Shubham had been married for about a year and a half and were living with his mother and brother. According to Kavita Suresh’s brother-in-law, the husband had planned the murder in advance.
She was killed around 4pm and her family found out about it at 8pm. “When I reached there, I saw her body. She had four gunshot wounds – one in the hand, two in the abdomen and one in the neck. A gun was found. He did it by planning. He had sent his mother and brother away the day before so that only he could be held accountable,” Suresh said.
According to Kavita’s sister, the couple had an argument before the murder. “After an argument, he shot her at around 4pm while she was preparing roti for him in the kitchen,” the sister said.
“The problem of gambling and infidelity” among the husband
Kavita’s family also accused Shubham of being involved in gambling activities and cheating on Kavita during their marriage. According to the victim’s brother-in-law, Shubham Rajput had accumulated debts worth approx $25-30 lakh, and was pressuring Kavita to sell land of similar value.
“The deceased had a plot of land of approximately the same value. He was pressuring her to sell it to pay off the debt, but she refused. Two or three of his friends were also involved in this crime,” Suresh alleged.
Kavita’s sister alleged that Shubham had multiple extramarital affairs, including with a woman living in the same area, which often caused quarrels between the couple.
Shubham, who allegedly shot his wife, has been on the run since then. A case of murder has been registered and investigators are examining allegations regarding his alleged affair, financial obligations and gambling problem.
(with PTI inputs)
