Mrityunjay Singh Chauhan, an advocate and PhD scholar residing in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, was in a five-year live-in relationship with Sub-Inspector Preeti Jadaun, stationed in Morena. The couple had planned to marry on December 30, a date co-inciding with Preeti's birthday. On Friday, December 12, Mrityunjay made an unannounced visit to Preeti's rented home in Morena to surprise her. Upon unlocking the door, he noticed the smell of alcohol and found a male police constable named Arafat hiding behind the kitchen door. A violent clash occurred in which Arafat reportedly assaulted Mrityunjay, tearing his clothes and injuring his shoulder and finger. Mrityunjay defended himself with a kitchen utensil, injuring Arafat before Preeti urged Arafat to flee. Both Arafat and Preeti left the scene. Mrityunjay phoned Preeti's father, attempted to file a formal complaint at the Morena police station—which officers reportedly declined to record—and then returned to his rented apartment in Gwalior. Overwhelmed by distress and betrayal, he spoke with his mother, posted a dramatic film dialogue on social media, and died by suicide by hanging. His body was discovered in his locked room on Monday, December 15.
Country: India
State/Province: Madhya Pradesh, India
City/Region: Gwalior
Incident Type: Suicide
Relationship Status: Engaged
Relationship Duration: 5 years
Incident Date: Dec. 15, 2025
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Crime Tak - India · Original language: Hindi
30 दिसंबर वकील के साथ शादी लेकिन Inspector Girlfriend Constable Boyfriend संग मना रही रंगरलिया तभी..
Infidelity
Mrityunjay Chauhan and Sub-Inspector Preeti Jadaun maintained a live-in and engaged relationship for five years, planning to marry on December 30. Their routine involved weekend visits between Gwalior and Morena. The discovery of Preeti's undisclosed involvement with a police constable during an unannounced visit triggered an immediate physical struggle, betrayal trauma, and rapid emotional decompensation, culminating in Mrityunjay's suicide.
Gwalior police responded to the scene in Adarshpuram after Mrityunjay Chauhan was found dead inside his locked rented apartment. Police noted that no concrete cause had been formally established pending full inquiry. The victim's mother publicly stated that Mrityunjay had attempted to submit a formal police complaint in Morena following the altercation, but local police refused to record it. The victim had also purchased two plots of land in Preeti's name using his personal funds. The investigation remains active.
Uncertainty surrounds why police officers at the Morena police station reportedly refused to take Mrityunjay's application or record his complaint on Friday night after his physical clash with Constable Arafat. Authorities are investigating the exact sequence of events and whether charges of abetment to suicide apply.
Mrityunjay Chauhan traveled to Morena on Friday, December 12, to give his fiancée Preeti Jadaun a surprise visit. Upon entering her quarters, he encountered Constable Arafat hiding behind the kitchen door. A fight ensued during which Mrityunjay was struck and injured before using a kitchen implement in self-defense. After both Arafat and Preeti fled, Mrityunjay phoned Preeti's father, tried unsuccessfully to lodge a complaint at the Morena police station, and returned to Gwalior. Suffering acute distress, he spoke to his mother, posted a dramatic film quote on social media, and died by suicide inside his locked apartment.
The case highlights how sudden discovery of deception in a long-standing, high-commitment relationship can precipitate acute psychological crisis. It also underscores procedural concerns when local police reportedly fail to accept a citizen complaint involving police personnel.
The primary early signal was the presence of a male constable hiding behind the kitchen door late at night and alcohol present in the house, contradicting the established dynamic of the couple's long-term relationship.
Key clues included Mrityunjay's cut finger and shoulder injury, his phone calls to Preeti's father and his mother describing the confrontation, and his final social media status quoting a movie line about death in love.
Strong evidence includes detailed statements from the victim's mother, physical injuries on the victim, reported phone call records to the fiancée's family and the victim's mother, and social media status posts made prior to death.
Shiv Kumari Yadav, the victim's mother, reported that her son called her weeping on Saturday, stating he had been severely betrayed. She detailed his account of finding Constable Arafat in Preeti's quarters, the ensuing struggle, and the refusal of Morena police to register his complaint.
Initial reports indicated the death of a young advocate by suicide in Gwalior. Subsequent statements from family members and media reports uncovered a history of a five-year live-in relationship, secret infidelity involving a police officer, a violent encounter in Morena, and an unrecorded police complaint.
It remains unresolved whether law enforcement will hold Morena police officers accountable for refusing to record Mrityunjay's complaint, and whether formal charges for abetment of suicide will be filed against Preeti Jadaun or Constable Arafat.