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Husband Arrested in Rohini Double Murder of Wife and Mother-in-Law

Police say a quarrel over birthday gifts triggered the attack, with forensic examination underway.

Overview

  • Priya Sehgal, 34, and her mother Kusum Sinha, 63, were found stabbed in a Sector-17 flat after relatives broke the lock when calls went unanswered.
  • Police arrested Priya’s husband, Yogesh Sehgal, in Rohini within hours after he allegedly fled with the couple’s sons.
  • Investigators recovered blood-stained clothes and a pair of scissors suspected to be the murder weapon from the scene.
  • Officers say technical leads guided the search and that the suspect was caught as he tried to place his sons in a children’s shelter home.
  • Relatives and police describe frequent domestic quarrels as background to the dispute; the children are now with family and the murder probe continues.