MP doctor arrested for allegedly killing wife, staging car fire

According to Additional Superintendent of Police Lokesh Singh, the accused confessed to strangling his wife at home following a late-night argument.

Police said the doctor then attempted to destroy evidence by staging a fire. He allegedly transported the body in a car, poured an inflammable substance—suspected to be petrol—over it, and set the vehicle ablaze at a remote location. Investigators noted that the accused and his accomplices remained unharmed.

Realising that taking her to a hospital could expose ligature marks on her neck, the doctor allegedly used his medical knowledge to devise a plan to destroy evidence.

He called his tenants, claiming his wife had suffered a heart attack and needed to be rushed to a hospital. With their help, he placed her unresponsive body into a car.

Their 11-year-old daughter woke up during this, and the doctor told her that her mother was unwell and they were taking her for treatment, instructing her to lock the door from inside. The couple's 9-year-old son remained asleep in another room, while their eldest son stayed in a hostel. En route towards Sagar, the doctor called his father-in-law and brother-in-law to inform them of her deteriorating health. Around 4:00 a.m. near Chanatoriya, he pulled over in a secluded spot, poured some inflammable over his wife's body, and set the car on fire, reports the Hans India.

Police said the accused and his accomplices then stepped away and watched the vehicle burn. Although the accomplices initially believed they were helping in a medical emergency, they later witnessed the act of arson and failed to report it, leading to their arrest for their role in concealing the crime.

Investigators also pointed to inconsistencies in the accused’s earlier statements, where he cited an accident or a CNG kit explosion. However, forensic observations, including disproportionate burning of the body compared to the vehicle and the absence of injuries on the accused, contradicted these claims.

As per Hans India, his past BSF training was noted by police as contributing to his cunning approach in attempting to mislead investigators. The Sanodha Police Station is handling the case, with further interrogation ongoing and the post-mortem report awaited to confirm strangulation as the cause of death before the burning.