The police allege that the 2 accused, recognized as Soniya, 34, and Rohit, 28, conspired along with her family members. The person who went lacking was 42-year-old Pritam Prakash, a identified history-sheeter from Alipur.
Soniya had filed a lacking individual criticism on July 20, 2024, claiming he went lacking throughout the night time of July 5-6.
A group led by inspector Sandeep Tushir was fashioned by Harsh Indora, DCP (Crime), which tracked Prakash's cellphone to Jaji village in Sonipat, Haryana.
Rohit was caught throughout a raid wile utilizing the cellphone. He initially denied involvement however later admitted to a relationship with Soniya and revealed that she had contracted somebody to homicide her husband, resulting in Soniya's arrest.
The lady misled investigators at first however later confessed to paying Vijay, her sister's brother-in-law, to kill Prakash and get rid of his physique close to Agwanpur village. The physique was recovered from a drain in Gannaur on July 10 final 12 months and a homicide case was registered. Vijay later despatched Soniya a information article in regards to the unidentified physique.”Soniya married Pritam at 16, and the couple had three kids. Their relationship was troubled attributable to Pritam's drug dependancy, violent behaviour and prison file of 10 circumstances,” police mentioned.
Soniya grew to become near Rohit in 2023-24. He's a taxi driver with a prison previous. They met social media and shortly grew to become shut. Viewing her husband as an impediment to marrying Rohit, she sought his demise.
An argument broke out between Soniya and her husband on July 2, 2024. The lady left for her sister Deepa's dwelling in Gannaur and was accompanied by Rohit.
She requested him to kill Prakash, however he demanded Rs 6 lakh, saying he wanted help. Nevertheless, Rohit went underground after one other case and her plan was foiled.
Prakash returned to Gannaur on July 5 final 12 months to take Soniya dwelling, main to a different argument. That night, she confided in Vijay, asking him to kill her husband. Vijay requested for Rs 1 lakh; she supplied him Rs 50,000.
Later, Prakash returned to reconcile and stayed for dinner. Soniya slept along with her sister and youngsters on the terrace, whereas he and Vijay remained downstairs.
At night time, she heard Prakash scream. The subsequent morning, Vijay mentioned he had killed the person and disposed of his physique in a close-by drain, whereas Soniya took the cellphone that Prakash had left behind.
Soniya then organized for Prakash's auto rickshaw to be taken to Alipur. Vijay despatched her a video and photograph of the physique through social media earlier than deleting them. Vijay demanded cash two days later. Borrowing from her neighbours, Soniya paid him Rs 50,000.
She then bought Prakash's car for Rs 4.5 lakh, cleared her money owed, and used a few of the remaining cash to pay Rohit.
After a couple of days, she filed a false lacking report at Alipur police station. Some months later, Prakash's cellphone was given to Rohit to destroy, which he informed her he had completed.
In June 2025, Vijay was arrested in a theft case and was imprisoned in a Haryana jail. Rohit, with 4 earlier prison circumstances, together with homicide and arms violations, labored as a personal cab driver between Sonipat and Delhi. He married in April this 12 months however maintained an extramarital relationship with Soniya.
