Haryana: Man dies on day of his wedding, his fiance’s former boyfriend arrested for murder

“We are probing the role of three other accomplices of the key accused and the woman,” Station House Officer of Ballabhgarh Sadar police station, Umesh Kumar, told The Indian Express.

The incident came to light after Premchand (45), a resident of Sotai village in Ballabhgarh, filed a police complaint on Friday, alleging that his son Gaurav was brutally assaulted and robbed by five persons on April 17.

Premchand claimed that Saurav and Sonu had first threatened Gaurav in Faridabad on March 28, saying they would kill him if he went ahead and married his fiance. Following this, the police had approached Saurav and Sonu. According to the police, the two had then apologised to Gaurav in the presence of village elders, promising no further trouble.

“However, around 1 pm on April 17, Gaurav was attacked while he was returning home in his car near IMT Chowk,” the FIR stated. Premchand has alleged that Saurav, Sonu, and three others, stopped Gaurav’s car at gunpoint, damaged the vehicle, and dragged him out. They allegedly beat Gaurav with iron rods and baseball bats, fracturing his legs and causing him head injuries. They also reportedly stole a gold chain and ring gifted by the woman’s family during engagement.

The FIR added that Premchand and his younger son, Joginder, found Gaurav injured on the road after he called them. They rushed him to the hospital. The FIR lodged initially mentioned charges for grievously causing hurt and unlawful assembly. However, after Gaurav succumbed to his injuries on Saturday, murder charges were added in the FIR.

Alleging that Gaurav’s fiance was involved in the attack, Premchand claimed, “We saw the messages she had sent to the accused, photographs of our boy and his address… Why else would she send? The two accused conducted a reconnaissance during Gaurav’s engagement a month ago in a red car and had shown my son the photographs she gave them.”