‘May find yourself in a drum’: Jhansi man fears spouse’s affair, cites Meerut homicide
A person in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi district has alleged that he caught his spouse together with her lover of their home and instructed police he now not needs to stay together with her, fearing he may very well be murdered and hidden in a drum — a reference to the current Meerut case the place a lady killed her husband and stuffed his physique in a drum, NDTV reported.
A video of the incident surfaced on-line, displaying the person exiting a home whereas arguing over his spouse’s alleged affair. Police personnel can be seen on the scene, with bystanders making an attempt to intervene.
“A video surfaced on social media by which a younger man is seen popping out of a lady’s home and an data was acquired on 112 (police helpline), which rushed to the home and introduced him to the police station,” NDTV quoted police officer Ramveer Singh.
This is what occurred
In line with the report, the incident came about in Mauranipur, Jhansi, the place Pawan, a well being division worker in UP’s Mahoba district, alleged that his spouse, Ritu Verma — a clerk at a authorities ladies’ school — was having an affair with native councillor Abhishek Pathak. The couple has a six-year-old son.
After discovering the alleged affair, Pawan mentioned he began residing individually whereas his spouse and son continued to remain in Mauranipur. He instructed police that he was knowledgeable in regards to the councillor being at their home, following which he alerted authorities and went there to confront him.
In line with the grievance, “When the door opened, the native councillor got here out from Pawan’s home and began threatening residents and even the police.”
“I can not stay with my spouse as a result of she will be able to kill me and my son. She will be able to serve poisoned tea to us. It’s attainable our our bodies can be discovered inside a drum,” Pawan instructed the police.
‘Physique in drum’ reference
Pawan referenced the grotesque Meerut homicide by which former service provider navy officer Saurabh Rajput was killed by his spouse Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla. Rajput was allegedly drugged, stabbed, and dismembered, together with his physique sealed inside a drum utilizing cement.
The post-mortem revealed horrific brutality — his head was severed, each palms have been minimize off on the wrists, and his legs have been twisted backwards, more likely to match the physique into the drum.
Drawing parallels, Pawan mentioned in a video that he found his spouse’s affair in October 2024 when he caught her chatting with somebody. He mentioned he persuaded her to finish it, however she responded, “my physique is my alternative, I can do no matter I need, who’re you to cease me?” The couple had been residing individually since then.
Pawan claimed that in a video name together with his son the earlier night time, he sensed another person within the background. When he questioned it, the decision was abruptly disconnected. He alerted the police and accompanied them to his spouse’s rented home.
“They tried to open the door, attributable to which there was a number of noise and the neighbours wakened… After a number of effort, the police received the gate opened… An individual got here out, and I noticed he was Abhishek Pathak, who I caught chatting with my spouse in October,” Pawan mentioned.
He added that the councillor tried to assault bystanders filming the scene and tried to make use of his affect to flee. “I instructed everybody gathered there my spouse can stay with whoever she desires, however nothing ought to occur to my youngster,” he mentioned.
Police have acknowledged the viral video and have launched an investigation.
