A murder, a plot to hide the body, and a wedding – all in one day

Nikki Yadav was killed inside a car late February 9 around Delhi’s Kashmere Gate and her body was taken to Mitraon Village, where the dhaba is located. pic.twitter.com/Ez3oGGoDT4

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A local who knew them informed the police when the woman went missing. “We received information from a man who said he had not seen the woman for some time. He suspected something had happened to her as the accused had left home and married someone else,” said an officer.

Nikki’s family lives in Jhajjar, Haryana and they too had no clue about her whereabouts. A team under DCP Satish Kumar was formed and officials were sent to Gehlot’s family home in Mitraon, but nobody was there. His phone was switched off and the family wasn’t reachable. Several raids were conducted and he was eventually arrested from Kair village.

The fridge used to hide the body.

Ravindra Singh Yadav, Special Commissioner of Police (Crime), said, “He confessed to his crime and told us he killed Yadav on February 9-10. His family was pressuring him to get married and they had fixed his engagement and wedding. He did not inform Yadav and he continued living with her. However, she found out about the wedding from someone else and confronted him.”

The car seized by police

Sources said the two fought for some time and she later demanded to meet him as he had gone to his house. He went to meet her and her sister, too, was present there, police said, adding that the couple then stepped out.

“They left the house around 11 pm and reached Kashmere Gate, where they fought for almost an hour inside the car. After a heated argument, the accused allegedly strangled her with a data cable,” said a source.

Police said Gehlot “panicked” and roamed the area for hours as he didn’t know what to do. Around 4-5 am, he reached his dhaba and allegedly decided to hide the body inside the fridge.

He then went home and prepared for the wedding function.

During questioning, he told police the dhaba was shut because of his wedding and the fridge wasn’t working. He then led the police to the body, which has since been sent for a post-mortem. Police also seized the car, a Hyundai Verna, which was used by the accused at the time of the offence.

“The sister didn’t suspect anything as she was under the impression that the couple had gone on a trip. The woman wanted to go to Goa,” said an officer.