New Delhi: In a chilling case from Alipur, Delhi, a woman named Sonia has been arrested for orchestrating her husband’s murder with the help of her lover and a hired killer. The motive: to eliminate her alcoholic husband and start a new life with her lover.
Sonia, a mother of three, had been in a troubled marriage with Pritam, a habitual drinker. Amid constant domestic strife, Sonia struck up a relationship with Rohit, a taxi driver she met via social media. Their romantic involvement quickly deepened, and the two began planning a life together — but Pritam stood in the way.
According to Delhi Police, Sonia paid her sister’s brother-in-law, Vijay, to carry out the killing. She allegedly sold Pritam’s auto-rickshaw to raise the money for the ₹2 lakh contract. On July 5, Vijay lured Pritam to Gannaur, where he murdered him in his sleep and dumped the body in a drain.
When an unidentified body was later found, police performed last rites, treating it as unclaimed, but preserved DNA samples. Sonia, meanwhile, lodged a missing person complaint on July 20 last year, consistently misleading the police.
Months later, a breakthrough came when Pritam’s phone was switched on. Investigators traced it to Sonipat and apprehended Rohit. He initially denied involvement, but later confessed that Sonia had given him the phone to destroy. Instead, he inserted his SIM and began using it — a crucial mistake that led the police to unravel the murder plot.
Sonia was arrested shortly afterward and confessed to the crime. Vijay is currently in Sonipat jail on unrelated theft charges.
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This gruesome crime has triggered a wider debate about male victimhood and domestic abuse. Advocates argue that while violence against women is rightly condemned, similar crimes against men — especially within intimate relationships — are often overlooked.
Delhi Police have registered a case under serious charges, including murder, criminal conspiracy, and destruction of evidence. Investigations continue to determine whether more evidence was destroyed and whether others were involved.
