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Suspecting affair, man murders wife in Paharganj hotel
A 24-year-old woman was killed at a hotel in central Delhi’s Paharganj. The husband called Uttar Pradesh Police, admitting to killing his wife. Gopal Sharma checked into the hotel with Kirti Sharma as husband and wife. He left the hotel alone on the pretext of bringing food from outside. However, he never returned. He reportedly told UP Police that he murdered her in a fit of rage due to suspicions about her character.
New Delhi: A 24-year-old woman was killed at a hotel in central Delhi’s Paharganj allegedly on suspicion of an extramarital affair on Friday night. An inquiry revealed that it was the husband who called Uttar Pradesh Police, admitting to killing his wife. Delhi Police has arrested him.At 3am on Friday, police received a call from the manager of a hotel in Paharganj about a woman’s body lying in one of its rooms. A police officer said the manager said he received a phone call from UP Police around 2.45am, asking him to check the hotel room. The manager found the woman lying dead on the bed and informed the sub-inspector from UP Police.The sub-inspector told the manager that the accused was with him. He also informed Delhi Police. The local police found that 24-year-old Gopal Sharma checked into the hotel at 6.35pm on Thursday along with Kirti Sharma as husband and wife. Around 9pm, he left the hotel alone on the pretext of bringing food from outside. However, he never returned.Gopal travelled to Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, where he called the emergency helpline number 112 and confessed to killing his wife. He reportedly told UP Police that he murdered her in a fit of rage due to suspicions about her character and an alleged affair.UP Police detained him. Delhi Police later arrested him and brought him back to the city for questioning. He again admitted to committing the crime and described how he strangled Kirti, who was originally from Uttarakhand, to death.An officer said a murder case was registered and investigation was underway. The body was sent for postmortem, and forensic teams were called in to collect evidence from the crime scene. Police are also verifying the couple’s background and any prior history of conflict.Earlier this month, a 29-year-old woman was murdered inside another hotel in Paharganj. Police arrested a man who was in a relationship with the woman and accompanied her to the hotel. Preliminary investigation revealed that she was strangled with a drawstring. The arrested man claimed he suspected that she was in a relationship with someone else.
UP man kills wife in hotel over suspicion of affair, calls police to confess
A woman was found dead in a hotel room in Delhi after her husband called the Uttar Pradesh Police, confessing to strangling his 24-year-old wife to death. The accused husband, Gopal Sharma (24), who ran off to his native place in Mathura, was nabbed by the local police and later handed over to the Delhi Police. Gopal confessed to the crime and told investigators that he suspected his wife of having an extramarital affair, which led to a heated argument.
The accused husband, Gopal Sharma (24), who ran off to his native place in Mathura, was nabbed by the local police and later handed over to the Delhi Police, they said.
At around 3 am on Saturday, the Highway Police Station in Mathura called the manager of New Victoria Hotel, located in Delhi’s Paharganj area, and asked him to check one of their rooms, citing information provided by Gopal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Nidhin Valsan said.
Upon checking the room, hotel manager Prem Kumar discovered a woman lying motionless on the bed. He immediately informed the local police and a team rushed to the spot and confirmed that the woman had been strangulated, he added.
Initial investigation revealed that Gopal and his wife Kriti Sharma had checked into the hotel at 6.35 pm on June 20. At around 9 pm, the man left the hotel alone, informing the staff he was going to get food, the DCP said.
However, he never returned to the hotel and instead fled to Mathura, the police said.
“Later, from Mathura, Gopal made a distress call to the 112 emergency number and claimed that he had killed his wife. Acting on the information, Mathura police traced him and detained him at the Highway Police Station. They subsequently alerted Delhi Police,” the DCP added.
The accused was later handed over to Delhi Police’s Paharganj police station, where he was formally arrested.
During interrogation, Gopal confessed to the crime and told investigators that he suspected his wife of having an extramarital affair, which led to a heated argument and in a fit of rage, he strangled Kriti to death, the police said.
It was not immediately known why the couple, residents of Mathura, came to Delhi.
A case of murder has been registered and further investigation is underway. The body has been sent for post-mortem and efforts are being made to contact her family members, they said.
Published By: Harshita Das Published On: Jun 21, 2025
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