Marital bliss turned fatal for a man in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar as he was killed just four days after marrying a girl who loved her cousin, police said on Saturday.
Bhavik, a resident of Ahmedabad, got married to Payal from Gandhinagar, and was kidnapped and killed by three men. During the initial investigation, it came to light that Payal herself had plotted her husband’s murder along with her cousin Kalpesh, who she was in love with before marriage, police added.
On Saturday, Bhavik had gone to Payal’s parents’ house to pick her up. When he did not reach there on time, Payal’s father called up Bhavik’s father to tell him that his son had not reached their place. Bhavik’s father told him that his son had left home long ago. Following that, Payal’s father and his family started searching for him around.
During their search, they came across a two-wheeler lying on the road, which supposedly belonged to Bhavik. Eyewitnesses told them that the man riding the two-wheeler was kidnapped by three men, who had first hit his vehicle with their SUV from behind, due to which he fell on the ground, and then they kidnapped him.
Payal’s family then approached the police and informed them about the incident. The police grew suspicious after hearing that Bhavik was kidnapped just four days after his wedding. They questioned Payal, who succumbed to the police pressure and confessed that she indeed plotted Bhavik’s kidnapping and murder.
On the basis of information provided by Payal, police tracked down the three accused, arrested and interrogated them. Kalpesh told the police that he, with two other men, kidnapped Bhavik and strangled him to death in his SUV. They disposed of his body in the nearby Narmada canal.
Police said that when Bhavik was on his way to Payal’s parents’ home, she called him up to know his exact location. Upon knowing that, she shared his location with Kalpesh.
She said that she was in love with Kalpesh, but her parents got her married to Bhavik, after which she decided to eliminate her husband. Payal has been taken into custody while the three main accused have been arrested.
Police have registered a case of murder, conspiracy to murder and kidnapping under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) and are further investigating the case.