Aligarh shocker: Bride, lover planned her grandmother’s murder to stall wedding and elope — land in jail

The elderly woman, Chandrawati (62), was shot dead on November 11. The wedding, however, was not delayed. Ruby got married.

Twenty two days later, on Sunday, Ruby and Ravi were arrested by the police at Chandokha village, in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh.

“Both accused — Ruby and Ravi Shankar — have been arrested in the case and have admitted to the crime,” said Circle Officer, Aligarh, Shivam Singh.

Police said they have recovered the weapon, a gun, allegedly used in the murder.

Police said Ruby belongs to a backward class while Ravi is from a Scheduled Caste. He ran a motorcycle repair shop owned by Ruby’s family in the village, which he had taken on rent.

According to police, the two knew Ruby’s family would never approve of their relationship so they kept it hidden from everyone. Even after her marriage was fixed, they were unable to disclose their relationship to her family.

“The two decided to carry out the murder so that the wedding would be postponed and they could use the time to elope,” said Yogendra Singh, Station House Officer (SHO) of Jawan police station.

He added that the two accused also suspected that Chandrawati had come to know about their relationship and feared she might disclose it. The two planned the murder to eliminate Chandrawati, killing two birds with one stone.
On November 11, police received information that the body of a woman was found with a bullet injury near a field in Chandokha.

A police team rushed to the spot and the victim, later identified as Chandrawati, was taken to a hospital, where she died during treatment. Police said the medical report confirmed that she had been shot in the head. A case was subsequently registered at Jawan police station against unidentified persons.

Despite the death in the family, Ruby’s wedding went ahead as planned. The police investigation, meanwhile, continued simultaneously.

SHO Singh said that during their probe, police noticed that Ruby kept changing her statements, which raised suspicion.

Officers then began gathering background information on her. They also examined call detail records of her mobile phone, which showed she had been in frequent contact with a particular number. When police spoke to local residents, they learned that Ruby had been in a relationship with Ravi.

Police then detained Ravi and during sustained questioning, he admitted to the murder. Police said he told investigators that he had killed the victim as part of a conspiracy hatched with Ruby, with whom he had been in a long-term relationship.

Police said the accused told them that Ruby often accompanied her grandmother to graze their goats and buffaloes in the fields.

As part of the plan, on November 11, police said Ruby left to secure a goat in a hut nearby and informed Ravi that her grandmother was alone in the fields.

“Ravi shot the elderly woman in the head and fled the spot,” a police officer said.
Ruby was subsequently arrested.

Police said Ravi had purchased the gun from a person, with money allegedly given by Ruby.