Overview
- Kaushalya Devi, 50, was tracked to east Delhi’s Gandhi Nagar using technical surveillance and analysis of multiple call detail records.
- Police said she eluded capture for more than five years by frequently changing identities and moving through Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
- She allegedly participated in the strangulation of 25-year-old Neeraj at the victim’s in-laws’ home in December 2019, according to DCP Vikram Singh.
- A Delhi court declared her a proclaimed offender in March 2023 after co-accused Bhram Singh and Ram Avtar were arrested soon after the incident.
- The Mandawali case remains under investigation on charges of murder, dowry death and criminal conspiracy.