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Bihar Woman in Custody After Confessing to Conspiring with Uncle to Murder Husband

Arrested on July 2, she has admitted passing her husband’s real-time location to contract killers in a plot masterminded by her still-absconding uncle.

Police personnel during an investigation outside a police station.
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Overview

  • Gunja Singh confessed to colluding with her maternal uncle, Jeevan Singh, to hire contract killers and eliminate her husband just 45 days into their marriage.
  • Police say Priyanshu Kumar Singh was ambushed on June 24 near Lembokhap village after his wife transmitted his live location to the shooters.
  • Investigators have arrested two middlemen from Garhwa district, Jaishankar Choubey and Mukesh Sharma, for coordinating the hitmen under Jeevan Singh’s direction.
  • Forensic analysis of call records and SIM data helped authorities map the conspiracy and link communications among Gunja, her uncle, and the hired assassins.
  • Law enforcement continues to hunt for Jeevan Singh, who remains at large after allegedly orchestrating the plot, which drew inspiration from a recent Meghalaya honeymoon murder.