East Delhi murders: Techie ‘told to kill wife’ in dream; stabs her, brother to death

DCP (East) Apoorva Gupta said initial enquiry revealed there was a fight between the couple, and the husband went missing from the house the next morning. The weapon of offence, a screwdriver, was recovered from their home. An FIR was registered under murder sections and Sriyansh was taken into police custody.

An unusual money transfer

According to police, the fights began a few days ago when Kamlesh, who taught in Sahibabad, learnt that her husband had transferred Rs 50,000 to a woman he had known from college. Kamlesh called up the woman but the latter denied being in touch with Sriyansh or having any knowledge of the money transfer, said police.

Sriyansh, who had earlier worked at IT firms in Bengaluru and Delhi but had been unemployed for a while now, told police he had a dream in which he was “asked to” kill his wife, said police.

Senior officers said Kamlesh was upset over the money transfer. “The family’s financial condition was not good. Sriyansh was unemployed and most of the expenses were borne by Kamlesh…,” said an official.

Police said they have questioned the woman who said she had not been in touch with Sriyansh since college. Police are still verifying the woman’s claims, said an official.

Dowry demand?

Meanwhile, Kamlesh’s parents have accused Sriyansh of demanding dowry and have given a statement in this regard to the sub-divisional magistrate, said police, adding sections under the prohibition of dowry act are likely to be added to the FIR.

Police said Sriyansh and Kamlesh lived in a joint family with the man’s parents living on the second floor and his grandparents on the first floor of the house. The couple lived on the third floor with their child.

Police said that during questioning, Sriyansh shared that he was frustrated about being unemployed despite having a B Tech degree, adding the quarrel exacerbated his frustration. “…on further questioning, he said that he had a dream in which he was told to kill his wife…,” said an officer. Regarding Ram, police said Sriyansh wanted to kill anyone close to his wife.

Kamlesh and Ram’s cousin, Gobind Baghel, who works in the IT sector, said he had spoken to the Class 12 student on Tuesday night. “Ram told me about the quarrel between Kamlesh and Sriyansh and said he would tell more while leaving for Mathura on Wednesday morning. He was very scared so we did not talk much…” Baghel told The Indian Express.