Burns her body as well…
On Sunday, Police said, a married businessman stabbed his live-in partner and school-time love in Haryana's Sonipat. He set her body on fire over a domestic dispute. Police arrested the accused.
Upkar killed Sarita. He had lived with him for six years after separating from her husband, on October 25 in Rishi Colony in the Civil Lines area and burnt the entire house to give it the shape of a fire accident, police said.
"Upkar's wife was aware of his live-in relationship, while Sarita had divorced her husband whom she married in 2004. Both of them were living as 'husband-wife' for six years," said Manish Kumar, Crime Unit, Ganaur.
Upkar got trapped into the police net after the forensic examination of the body of Sarita, originally a resident of Punjab's Zirakpur who was teaching in a college, revealed murder due to stabbing before burns.
A court has granted police custody of Upkar for two days, during which time he will be questioned and taken to the crime scene.
The layers over the crime started coming off after Sarita's brother from Punjab, Trishla, filed a complaint at Civil Lines police station in Sonipat.
In his complaint, Trishla said Sarita had divorced her husband, Kapil, with whom she had a daughter, and started living with Upkar in Sonipat in 2018 but often had disputes.
The victim's brother alleged in his complaint that Sarita had told him that Upkar had called her on October 20 and asked for money.
Edited By: Tanvi Walia
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