She was discovered lifeless at a Mussoorie homestay. A month later, her husband is arrested | India Information
3 min learnDehradunUp to date: Jul 11, 2026 07:59 PM IST
Nearly a month after a 27-year-old lady was discovered lifeless at a Mussoorie homestayher husband has been arrested by Dehradun Police beneath sections associated to dowry demise, police mentioned.
In accordance with police, Radha Gayatri, who was staying together with her husband Sricharan at a homestay close to Mussoorie, died beneath suspicious circumstances on June 15. Sricharan, a resident of Kidwai Nagar in Delhi, is initially from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Preliminary info suggests the couple travelled from Delhi to Rishikesh and reached the homestay round 11.30 pm on June 14. They reportedly went to sleep round 3.30 am, police mentioned.
Sricharan advised police that when he awoke the following morning, he discovered blood oozing from his spouse’s nostril.
5 days after her demise, her father, Sudhakar, filed a grievance accusing Sricharan of murdering her. Police initially registered the FIR beneath homicide sections and have now added BNS sections associated to dowry demise, Circle Officer Jagdish Chandra Pant mentioned.
Sricharan had advised police that when he awoke the following morning, he discovered blood oozing from his spouse’s nostril. (Categorical picture)
“After the case was registered, he absconded and was not cooperating with the investigators. We issued a non-bailable warrant and arrested him. From proof and statements of the accused and his in-laws, we have now ascertained that he allegedly dedicated the offence over calls for of dowry,” Pant mentioned. Nevertheless, Pant added, the reason for demise and modus operandi haven’t been revealed.
The FIR alleged that Gayatri’s dad and mom had been unaware the couple deliberate to remain in Mussoorie. She had advised them they might return to Delhi by June 15 after visiting Rishikesh and Haridwar. Nevertheless, on the morning of June 15, she reportedly didn’t get up.
“The suspicious circumstances surrounding her demise, coupled with the husband’s earlier conduct of harassing the deceased, elevate critical doubts relating to his involvement. We strongly consider that it is a case of cold-blooded homicide. Earlier, the deceased had telephoned me and knowledgeable me in regards to the sadistic perspective of her husband. She disclosed that he was suspicious of her and harassed her. She additionally acknowledged that she would share additional particulars personally upon reaching Visakhapatnam,” the grievance mentioned.
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The lady’s father additionally alleged that Gayatri had advised the household Sricharan had positioned a monitoring machine in her bag and continuously suspected her. He additional alleged that Sricharan’s blood samples weren’t collected on the day of the incident and sought a complete forensic examination of the lodge room by a professional group, together with an examination of all monetary transactions made throughout the 48 hours previous the incident.He additionally accused Sricharan of deceptive police by claiming Gayatri suffered from low blood stress to “divert the investigation”.
“Prima facie, newspaper and media experiences additionally counsel that mixing sure medication into beer might have induced the demise of the deceased. This factors in direction of the doable involvement of the husband,” the FIR quoted him as saying.
