Saurabh Meena, an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, was detained in relation to the suicide of a lady whose body was found in his posh Noida flat hanging from a noose.
Residents of the upscale Lotus Boulevard apartment block in Sector 100 in Noida were taken aback on Saturday afternoon when police officers raced to Tower 8 of the complex. When they got to Saurabh’s flat, they discovered that in one of the rooms, Shilpa Gautam’s body—a human resources representative at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)—was hanging from a cotton rope.
Ms Gautam’s family have alleged that Shilpa and Saurabh had been in a relationship for the past three years. They reportedly met through a dating app, and their relationship soon blossomed. Shilpa’s father, OP Gautam, has accused Saurabh of deceit and physical abuse, claiming that the IRS officer had promised to marry Shilpa but failed to honour his commitment, leading to frequent arguments and alleged physical assaults.
Saurabh countered that although he met Shilpa through a dating app, it was three months ago and not three years ago as Shilpa’s family have claimed.
In his complaint to the Sector-39 police, OP Gautam went a step further, accusing Saurabh of murdering his daughter. He alleged that Saurabh lured Shilpa with false promises of marriage and repeatedly mistreated her. The police registered a case and arrested Saurabh.
According to Manish Kumar Mishra, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Noida, the police presented Saurabh at a court, and he has been remanded to judicial custody. “All aspects of the case are being investigated meticulously,” Mr Mishra stated. The police are awaiting the post-mortem report to ascertain the exact cause of death. In the meantime, they are also scrutinizing the mobile phones of both individuals and analyzing CCTV footage from the society to piece together the sequence of events leading to Shilpa’s death.
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Source: NDTV
