On February 21, 2025, 29-year-old bank data manager Manjit Mishra was shot and killed near his office in Greater Noida West, Uttar Pradesh, India. Attackers on a motorcycle intentionally bumped into his car, causing him to step out, whereupon they shot him in the head. Manjit had married Megha Rathore in January 2024 after an eight-year relationship that faced strong family opposition over caste differences. The marriage dissolved into conflict, leading to separation in June 2024, multiple legal filings, and court mediation where Megha's side allegedly demanded Rs 1 crore in alimony. Following the refusal of the financial demand, Megha's brother, Sachin Rathore, allegedly hired shooters for Rs 20 lakh to murder Manjit. Police analyzed CCTV footage, traced the suspects' pre-incident reconnaissance, and arrested Sachin Rathore and an accomplice, while another suspect remains at large.
Country: India
State/Province: Uttar Pradesh, India
City/Region: Greater Noida
Incident Type: Murder
Relationship Status: Separated
Relationship Duration: Approximately 8 years
Incident Date: Feb. 21, 2025
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Approximately 8 years
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Financial Conflict
The relationship originated as a long-term dating relationship in college that led to an intercaste marriage against family wishes. Domestic conflict escalated immediately after the wedding, exacerbated by the sudden death of the groom's father and caste-based animosity. Following physical separation, legal disputes and court mediation ensued, centered on a massive alimony demand of Rs 1 crore. When financial settlement negotiations broke down, the dispute shifted from legal maneuvering to lethal retaliation orchestrated by the wife's brother.
The case is fundamentally relationship-driven, originating from an intercaste marriage, severe domestic incompatibility, formal court mediation, and a contentious Rs 1 crore alimony dispute that escalated into a contract killing masterminded by the wife's brother.
Initial confusion occurred regarding whether the incident was a vehicular accident or a targeted shooting. CCTV analysis revealed that assailants intentionally staged a minor vehicle bump in an area lacking camera coverage to lure the victim out of his car.
Reconstruction indicates that after mediation over a Rs 1 crore alimony demand failed, Sachin Rathore hired Pramod and hitmen for Rs 20 lakh. After tracking the victim's morning route from Vasundhara to Greater Noida West for several days, assailants bumped his vehicle and shot him in the head when he stepped out to inspect damage.
High-risk escalation indicators included rapid marital breakdown within months of marriage, extensive retaliatory legal filings across multiple jurisdictions, explicit verbal threats of violence and financial destruction made during home visits, and extreme bitterness surrounding failed monetary negotiations.
Severe financial friction during divorce proceedings, combined with extended family interference and explicit threats, represents a critical violent escalation risk requiring proactive police reporting and risk mitigation.
Caste-based family hostility, immediate post-marital domestic arguments, explicit threats to eliminate lineage, and rapid filing of multiple legal notices served as key early signals.
Dashcam/car footage, motorcycle tracking across 100 CCTV cameras, hotel accommodation records, and prior police reports regarding family harassment served as main clues.
Crucial evidence includes CCTV surveillance of motorcycle hitmen, car collision marks, hotel check-in records of the suspects, and confessed financial contract details.
The victim's sister recounted tracking her brother's phone to the hospital, discovering his undamaged car with gunshot marks, and recalling explicit threats made by the wife on June 1. The victim's mother demanded capital punishment for the perpetrators.
Initial reports treated the shooting as an ambiguous road incident, but follow-up police work uncovered a pre-planned hitman contract motivated by ongoing legal mediation and alimony disputes.
Police continue to retrieve audio and text message data to determine whether Megha Rathore directly participated in planning the contract killing with her brother.