Overview

• Kehr Pal Singh, a 35-year-old sanitation worker, was found hanging in a locked room on April 13, initially believed to be a suicide.
• Post-mortem results revealed death by strangulation, prompting further investigation into the possibility of poisoning, with viscera preserved for forensic analysis.
• Rekha, the victim's wife, confessed to poisoning her husband's tea but denied involvement in strangling or staging the hanging; her lover Pintu was also implicated.
• Rekha and Pintu were arrested and charged with murder based on a complaint from the victim’s brother, who alleged the crime stemmed from Rekha's extramarital affair.
• Police continue to investigate the mechanics of the locked-room staging while awaiting forensic results to confirm poisoning.