3 min readFaridabadUpdated: Jul 14, 2026 10:00 PM IST
The BPTP bridge in Faridabad, where police recovered the bodies of a woman and her gym trainer, in a case that has sparked a murder probe.
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Mystery shrouded Agra Canal in Faridabad on Sunday, about 80 km from Delhi, after two bodies were recovered from it — their hands tied to each other with a data cable. Police also found an abandoned car beside a bridge nearby and a bloodstained hammer inside the vehicle a day before.
The deceased were identified as Rashmi (32), a resident of Sector 31 in Faridabad, and Akash (24), her gym trainer.
The police said they were informed that two persons had jumped into the canal on Saturday. When they reached the spot, they found the abandoned vehicle and searched it. Documents showed Rashmi as the owner but she was nowhere to be found. Officers, therefore, called her husband Shivam Kumar.
Shivam said his wife had been allegedly missing since Saturday evening and subsequently filed a complaint, accusing Akash of harassing the woman, police said. Shivam told the police that his wife had left home in her car around 2 pm on Saturday to “confront” Akash. In his complaint, he also alleged that Akash had previously apologised after being confronted, but the alleged harassment had resumed around 10 days back.
“We were informed that a man and a woman had jumped off the BPTP bridge [into the Agra Canal]. Our teams reached the spot, but could not find them. We then roped in the State Disaster Response Force and began intensive search operations,” Faridabad police spokesperson, Sub-Inspector Yashpal Yadav, told The Indian Express.
He added that the bodies were finally found on Sunday evening near Shahpur Kalan village, about 16 km from the bridge. “They had facial injuries, were bleeding, and the woman also had an injury to the back of the head,” Yadav said.
Police said apart from the hammer, two mobile phones were also found inside Rashmi’s car. The phones and the hammer have been seized, they said.
They also said that messages on the phones of Rashmi and Akash indicated that they had been meeting for a while.
The bodies were sent for an autopsy on Monday evening, police said, adding that the report indicated that the injuries they sustained might have been caused during the fall into the canal.
The bodies were later handed over to the families.
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Sub-Inspector Yadav also said that Akash’s family has alleged a murder conspiracy, but police are yet to find evidence pointing to this.
Abhimanyu Hazarika is a Senior Correspondent with The Indian Express, based in Gurgaon. He covers southern Haryana.
Education
- Post-Graduate Diploma in Print Media, Asian College of Journalism (Class of 2020)
- B.A. (Hons) Liberal Arts with a major in Political Science, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts (Class of 2019)
Professional Experience
Before joining The Indian Express, he worked with Bar & Bench (legal journalism) and Frontline magazine, where he developed experience in court reporting, legal analysis, and long-form investigative features.
Reporting Interests
His work centres on civic accountability, environmental policy, urban infrastructure and culture, crime and law enforcement, and their intersections with politics and governance in and around Gurgaon.
Recent Coverage (2025)
- Crime: Reported on the recovery of 350 kg of explosives and an AK-47 from a rented house in Faridabad, linked to the 2025 Red Fort car explosion case (November 11, 2025).
- Environmental policy: Covered protests outside a Haryana minister’s residence against a Supreme Court order that environmentalists argue could allow mining and real estate development on large parts of the Aravalli hills (December 21, 2025).
- Pollution control measures: Co-authored coverage of the Rekha Gupta government’s enforcement of vehicle restrictions at Delhi-NCR borders (December 21, 2025).
- Road safety and infrastructure: Examined response lapses in the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway hit-and-run case and ongoing investigations into high-speed road crimes in Gurugram.
- Animal welfare policy: Reported on concerns regarding the low budget allocated for stray dog sterilization by the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (November 30, 2025).
- Urban culture: Featured the social media-driven popularity of a new Magnolia Bakery outlet in Gurugram (December 15, 2025).
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