The bodies of a 23-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman were recently found in the Agra Canal in Faridabad. The deceased, identified as Akash and Rashmi, had jumped into the canal from the BPTP bridge on Saturday evening. Both had injuries on their faces and their hands were tied together with a data cable.
The police have taken the bodies into custody and sent them for post-mortem examinations. A senior police official said the cause of death and the sequence of events would be confirmed based on the post-mortem report and forensic analysis.
The BPTP police had already registered an FIR in the case on July 12 under Section 109(1) of the BNS based on a complaint filed by Shivam Kumar, a resident of Sector 31. In his complaint, Shivam alleged that Akash, alias Akku, who frequented the gym in Sector 31, had been harassing his wife, Rashmi, alias Rajni, for some time. Although Akash had apologised after being confronted earlier, he had resumed harassing her over the past ten days.
On July 11, at around 2 pm, Rajni left home in her car to meet Akash. At approximately 4.30 pm, information was received that a young man and a woman had jumped into the Agra Canal near the BPTP bridge. Upon reaching the scene, the police found Rajni’s car abandoned. A search of the vehicle yielded two mobile phones and a blood-stained hammer.
Crime scene experts, forensic teams and other investigative agencies also collected samples from the scene and the SDRF, along with other rescue teams, started searching for the two individuals in the canal on Saturday night. The scope of the investigation has now widened following the recovery of both bodies near Shahpur Kalan on Sunday evening. Ajay Nagar, brother-in-law of Akash, has termed the incident a murder. He alleged that Akash was summoned to the bridge as part of a conspiracy, following which the husband and wife were killed.
“The police are now working to determine whether the woman died from a hammer blow or by drowning in the canal. A thorough investigation is also underway to determine why both individuals were found with their hands bound by data cables. The police are piecing together the sequence of events based on the post-mortem report, forensic evidence, mobile phones and other electronic evidence. The picture will be cleared soon,” said a senior police official.