Unnamed 5-Year-Old Daughter Allegedly Murdered by Roshni Khan and Udit Jaiswal, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
This source-based behavioral analysis does not establish a clinical diagnosis, motive, or legal finding.
The case involves severe domestic dysfunction, extramarital involvement, substance abuse, and opportunistic criminal deception. High levels of manipulative framing and instrumental aggression were utilized to eliminate an unwanted witness and frame an estranged spouse.
Marital dynamics between Roshni Khan and Shahrukh Khan dissolved amid reported substance abuse, physical disputes, and false legal filings. Roshni then established a live-in arrangement with Udit Jaiswal while leveraging false abuse claims to control the marital home.
Interpersonal conflict escalated from substance abuse disputes to false legal reports, forcible eviction of the husband, live-in cohabitation with a co-conspirator, and ultimate lethal violence against the child to conceal an illicit relationship.
Each entry separates the reported behavior or state from the analytical strength of the available narration.
| Behavior / construct | Person / subject | Detailed case context | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maladaptive coping Coping response | Roshni Khan SuspectMother of the victim |
Roshni Khan engaged in severe substance abuse involving alcohol and other intoxicants during her marriage. This ongoing addiction exacerbated domestic arguments and contributed significantly to marital breakdown. Context or trigger: Marital instability and domestic conflict Reported expression: Substance abuse and reliance on intoxicants |
Explicitly reported Confidence: High |
| Deception or concealment Behavioral pattern | Roshni Khan SuspectMother of the victim |
Roshni Khan systematically manipulated her five-year-old child to memorize false rape allegations against her father and in-laws. She published social media videos to ensure criminal prosecution of her husband. Context or trigger: Desire to control marital property and frame estranged spouse Reported expression: Coaching child to give false sexual abuse statements to police |
Narrative-supported psychological state Confidence: High |
| Prior interpersonal violence Prior violence | Roshni Khan SuspectMother of the victim |
When Shahrukh Khan returned home after securing bail, Roshni physically attacked him, issued threats, and evicted him from his own residence to establish sole control with her live-in partner. Context or trigger: Husband returning home on bail Reported expression: Physical assault, verbal threats, and forceful eviction |
Narrative-supported psychological state Confidence: High |
| Fear or perceived threat Emotional state | Roshni Khan SuspectMother of the victim |
When the young child witnessed Roshni and Udit intimate and threatened to inform her father, both suspects anticipated immediate exposure of their illicit relationship and loss of property control. Context or trigger: Child witnessing intimate acts and threatening disclosure Reported expression: Acute panic regarding exposure of illicit affair |
Narrative-supported psychological state Confidence: High |
| Premeditation and planning Planning or impulsivity | Roshni Khan SuspectMother of the victim |
Prompted by fear of exposure, Roshni Khan and Udit Jaiswal jointly formulated a plan to kill the five-year-old child, executing the lethal act immediately inside the flat. Context or trigger: Child's threat to expose affair Reported expression: Rapid coordinated fatal smothering and crushing |
Narrative-supported psychological state Confidence: High |
| Moral disengagement Cognitive pattern | Case-wide |
Following the brutal murder of the child, both suspects remained inside the bedroom alongside the corpse and engaged in intimate acts, exhibiting profound moral disengagement. Context or trigger: Immediate aftermath of child murder Reported expression: Intimate acts in the presence of the victim's body |
Narrative-supported psychological state Confidence: High |
| Detection avoidance or evasion Post-offense behavior | Roshni Khan SuspectMother of the victim |
Realizing the corpse could not be secretly disposed of, Roshni Khan contacted police to falsely report that her husband climbed external walls to execute the murder. Context or trigger: Inability to dispose of corpse Reported expression: False emergency call accusing estranged husband |
Narrative-supported psychological state Confidence: High |
| Impression management Post-offense behavior | Roshni Khan SuspectMother of the victim |
Roshni attempted to convince responding officers that her husband breached a locked main gate and four-story exterior wall, structuring a deceptive narrative to divert suspicion. Context or trigger: Police arrival and scene examination Reported expression: Fabricated narrative details regarding entry points and locks |
Narrative-supported psychological state Confidence: High |
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Roshni Khan developed severe addiction to alcohol and intoxicants, sparking chronic conflict with her husband Shahrukh Khan.
Roshni coached her young child to make false sexual abuse allegations against Shahrukh, securing his arrest and subsequently driving him out of the residence.
The child discovered Roshni and Udit intimate and threatened exposure, leading both suspects to rapidly plan and execute her murder.
Roshni called police claiming Shahrukh committed the crime, but forensic evidence, CDR logs, and call recordings exposed the plot, leading to her arrest.
Arrows show the sequence described in the source narrative; they do not prove that one psychological state caused the next event.
Analysis is based strictly on journalistic transcript reporting and official police statements following suspect confessions. No independent formal psychiatric evaluation is reported.