Sanju Saini, 32, was murdered on a highway in Ajmer, Rajasthan, after returning from her parental home following Raksha Bandhan. Her husband, Rohit Saini, a 35-year-old local BJP leader, initially claimed that unknown robbers rammed their motorcycle, stole valuables, and slit her throat. However, police investigation revealed major discrepancies: Rohit had no physical injuries, the victim's gold mangalsutra was left behind, post-mortem indicated a 30-minute discrepancy in the time of death, and call records showed Rohit had an extramarital affair. Under interrogation, Rohit confessed to conspiring with two hired accomplices to murder his wife and stage a robbery.
Country: India
State/Province: Rajasthan, India
City/Region: Ajmer
Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide
Relationship Status: Married
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Incident Date: Aug. 10, 2025
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Infidelity
Rohit Saini reportedly engaged in an extramarital affair, leading to frequent domestic quarrels with his wife, Sanju Saini, over the preceding two weeks. Seeking to end the marriage and maintain his outside relationship, Rohit orchestrated a premeditated conspiracy, recruiting two acquaintances to stage a highway robbery and murder Sanju as she returned from her parental home.
Police initially treated the case as a violent highway robbery based on Rohit Saini's frantic statements. However, critical inconsistencies quickly surfaced: Rohit suffered zero physical injuries despite claiming he fought the attackers; Sanju's gold mangalsutra remained around her neck; call detail records (CDR) showed frequent late-night contact with an extramarital partner; and post-mortem examination established that death occurred approximately 30 minutes before Rohit claimed to seek help. Confronted with these facts, Rohit confessed to dropping off two hitmen at the location beforehand and waiting 30 minutes post-attack to stage the scene before crying for help. Rohit was arrested, and search efforts continue for the accomplices.
Investigators were initially misdirected by Rohit Saini's intense public grieving, weeping at the roadside, and dramatic collapse at the hospital, alongside his narrative that motorcycle-borne robbers rammed his vehicle, stole cash and jewelry, and attacked his wife.
Approximately 5 to 6 days prior to the crime, Rohit planned his wife's murder to coincide with Raksha Bandhan travel. On August 10, two hours before Sanju's arrival, Rohit positioned two hired hitmen along the highway. After picking Sanju up from a bus stop, Rohit deliberately drove into a ditch near the spot. The hitmen attacked, slitting Sanju's throat while shoving Rohit. Rohit then delayed reporting for roughly 30 minutes to stage the scene and finalize his cover story before calling out to villagers.
Persistent marital conflict centered on infidelity escalated into lethal violence. The offender exploited predictable holiday travel (Raksha Bandhan) to set an ambush, utilizing hired accomplices and pre-staged vehicular intentional crash tactics to construct a false highway robbery narrative.
Staged robbery plots in intimate partner homicides frequently collapse under forensic scrutiny, specifically regarding uninjured surviving spouses, uncollected high-value traditional jewelry, call detail records revealing hidden motives, and forensic post-mortem timelines contradicting self-reported emergency sequences.
Frequent late-night telephone calls over a 15-day period and severe domestic arguments between Rohit and Sanju concerning another woman.
Absence of defensive or impact injuries on Rohit, the intact gold mangalsutra around Sanju's neck, a 30-minute discrepancy in the forensic post-mortem time of death, and late-night CDR logs linked to Rohit's girlfriend.
Call detail records (CDR), forensic post-mortem timing report, medical examination confirming no injuries on the husband, crime scene physical evidence (recovered knife and towel), and the suspect's detailed confession.
Local villagers filmed Rohit crying at the scene claiming robbers killed his wife and stole their vehicle/valuables; Sanju's family stated they never anticipated such violent escalation despite known marital disputes.
Initial reporting of a tragic highway robbery shifted to an organized murder-for-hire plot orchestrated by the husband following physical, forensic, and digital analysis by Ajmer police.
The exact location and arrest status of the two hired hitmen (an acquaintance named Ravi and a minor accomplice) at the time of the news report.