Overview

• Aligarh police say Pandey was detained late Friday on the Jaipur–Agra highway in Bharatpur after a non-bailable warrant and a Rs 50,000 reward were issued for her arrest.
• Abhishek Gupta, a TVS showroom owner from Khair, was shot on September 26 by two men on a motorcycle at Khereshwar Chauraha while he was about to board a bus.
• Her husband Ashok Pandey and alleged shooters Mohammad Fazal and Mohammad Asif are already in jail, with police asserting a Rs 3 lakh deal and Rs 1 lakh paid toward the hit.
• Investigators cite a possible business dispute even as the victim’s family alleges prolonged sexual harassment and retaliation, and inquiries into motive are ongoing.
• Police reference call records linking the Pandeys with a shooter, note Pandey’s movements through Ghaziabad and Haridwar while absconding, and confirm she has been brought to Aligarh for interrogation.