Man kills rival over sextortion; arrested
Gurugram, Aug. 3 -- A 34-year-old man was arrested by Gurugram police on Saturday for allegedly kidnapping, murdering, and burying a private company worker, whose body was recovered near a residential society in Mohammadpur Jharsa village. The accused, Ravindra Kumar, was taken into custody six days after the victim, Vikram Singh (37), was reported missing.
Singh, originally from Nawada, Bihar, worked at a private firm in Gurugram and went missing on July 26. His wife filed a missing complaint at the Udyog Vihar police station on July 28. On July 31, she submitted a second complaint, alleging that Ravindra had sexually assaulted her in March 2025, recorded the act, and used the footage to blackmail her. She also alleged that Ravindra kidnapped her husband from his workplace.
"During questioning, the suspect revealed that he had developed an illicit relationship with the victim's wife and wanted to eliminate Vikram," said Gurugram police public relations officer (PRO) Sandeep Kumar. "On July 26, he, along with three accomplices, forcibly abducted Vikram while he was returning home from work. They strangled him with a rope and buried the body in a deserted area," he added.
Following the new allegations, police registered a case under additional relevant sections of the BNS.
Ravindra, a native of Hastinapur village in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, has been remanded to five days of police custody. Two of his accomplices, Manish Kumar and Fariyad, were arrested in Meerut the same day. One suspect remains at large....
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