Youth arrested for killing woman at behest of husband

A youth, who allegedly shot dead a woman at the behest of her husband in south west Delhi's Chhawla area last week, was arrested today.
"Monika was shot by the accused Sahil who was hired by her husband Lalit Dahiya on April 20. Sahil was arrested today while Lalit was held earlier," DCP(south west) Surender Kumar said.
The murder was committed near Raghavpur village when Monika, accompanied by her husband and 5-month-old baby, was on the way to Chhawala in a car, he said.
A police team, which received information about the incident, reached the spot to find that the woman was taken to the hospital by her husband where she was declared brought dead.

Police inquiry showed that Lalit had got down from the car near Raghavpur to relieve himself when he heard gunshot.
He told the police that a youth came out of the car and when he tried to stop him he pointed a pistol towards him. The youth then escaped on a two wheeler driven by his companion.

A case of murder was registered at Chhawla police station and police focused on the discrepancies and gaps in the story narrated by Lalit, Kumar said.
During questioning, Lalit broke down and accepted his role in the murder, police claimed. He admitted that he had given a contract of Rs 8 lakh to Sahil and provided him a pistol for killing his wife, according to police.

Lalit said that he was married to Monika in January this year. She allegedly put pressure on him to live separately from his parents and four sisters, police said.
Lalit was, however, not ready to do so and quarrels occurred between the couple frequently. He was under tremendous pressure and wanted to come out of the situation somehow and planned to eliminate his wife, the police officer added.