Gwalior woman, 30, found dead at in-laws' home; family accuses husband of murder

A 30-year-old married woman died in suspicious circumstances on Tuesday in Taraganj, under the Janakganj police station area of Gwalior. Her body was found on a bed in a room at her in-laws' house. There were scratch marks on her face and chest.

After news of the death reached them, her parental family members arrived at the spot and created a commotion, accusing her husband of murder. After the commotion, the husband and the other members of the in-laws' family fled. Police and a forensic team reached the spot on being informed and began an investigation.

The woman, Rukhsar (30), was a native of Gwalior. She was married in 2019 to Imran Khan, a resident of Nadon ka Mohalla near the Taraganj bridge. The couple have a 4-year-old daughter. Between about 11 am and 12 noon on Tuesday, her parental family learnt that Rukhsar had died and that her body was lying on the bed. On hearing this, her uncle Khalil and other relatives reached the house.

Khalil, the uncle of the deceased, alleges that Imran used to force his niece to drink alcohol and pressure her into wrongdoing. He also alleges that Imran was having an affair with another woman and killed Rukhsar for that reason. According to Khalil, Imran fled the house as soon as her family members arrived.

Considering the sensitivity of the case, police called forensic expert Dr Kok Singh to the spot. He examined the scene closely and briefed police officers of Janakganj police station on a few points. The forensic examination found light scratch marks on the deceased's face and on her chest below the throat. Vomit was also lying near the body.

On the basis of the preliminary examination, the forensic expert has expressed apprehension that the woman had been hungry since morning and drank alcohol on an empty stomach. She then possibly consumed some medicine or similar substance, the reaction to which caused poisoning in the stomach. The woman had also vomited before her death. This is only a suspicion for now, not a firm conclusion.

According to Janakganj police station in-charge Praveen Singh, the body has been sent for post-mortem. He said the actual cause of death will emerge only after the detailed post-mortem report is received. The husband had fled the spot, and police have summoned him for questioning.