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Delhi Software Engineer Killed in Alleged Attack by Wife’s Relatives

Police have registered a murder case with four people detained as forensic teams examine evidence to determine motive and who acted with common intention.

Overview

  • Vinay Gupta, 31, was fatally assaulted at his home in Nihal Vihar after a dispute with his wife on Friday morning and later died from injuries sustained in the attack.
  • Delhi Police have registered a case under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, detained four people for questioning, and sent the body for legal processes.
  • Family members say the wife called her parental family, who returned minutes later and carried out the alleged assault, while the victim’s mother says she witnessed the attack unfold.
  • The victim worked as a software engineer with Adobe in Noida, had been married about three-and-a-half years, and leaves behind four-and-a-half-month-old twin children.
  • Investigators are collecting forensic and CCTV evidence to establish the sequence of events, verify claims of CCTV being switched off and premeditation, and determine specific charges against those detained.