Narsinghpur police solved the murder of Srijan Sahu, who was reported missing on October 25. Investigation revealed that Srijan Sahu had been in a 5-to-6-year affair with his sister-in-law, Nidhi Sahu. After Nidhi got married five months prior, Srijan allegedly blackmailed her using private room videos to force her to continue meeting him. Nidhi planned his murder by watching real-crime videos on social media, purchased two knives, and hired an acquaintance named Sahil for a Rs 50,000 contract killing. On October 25, Nidhi lured Srijan for a drive in a Swift Dzire car toward the Mungwani forest. Inside the car, Nidhi, Sahil, and a minor accomplice stabbed Srijan to death, buried his body under stones in the forest, and hid the weapons. Police traced the missing person via CCTV footage and mobile location, detained the suspects, and recovered the body at 6:00 AM on October 26 with the help of a dog squad.
Country: India
State/Province: Madhya Pradesh, India
City/Region: Narsinghpur
Incident Type: Family Homicide
Relationship Status: Extramarital relationship
Relationship Duration: Approximately 5-6 years
Incident Date: Oct. 25, 2025
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Approximately 5-6 years
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2025-10-25
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Crime Tak - India · Original language: Hindi
साली ने कान के टॉप्स गिरवी रख जीजा की दी सुपारी... रील में देखा मर्डर का आइडिया, गर्दन में मारे चाकू
Extramarital Relationship / Blackmail
The victim and suspect engaged in a long-term secret relationship (brother-in-law and sister-in-law). After the suspect got married to someone else, the victim used intimate video footage recorded prior to her marriage to blackmail her into continuing the relationship. Unable to escape the harassment and fearing social exposure to both her maternal and in-laws' families, the suspect planned a contract killing, taking inspiration from true-crime social media reels.
A missing person report was registered at Mungwani police station on October 25. Investigators analyzed CCTV footage showing a white Swift Dzire car carrying a veiled woman (Nidhi Sahu) and a young man (Sahil). Mobile location tracing led police into the Mungwani forest. Police detained Nidhi Sahu and Sahil for questioning. During interrogation, Nidhi initially attempted to misdirect investigators by accusing the victim's wife of giving the murder contract, but eventually confessed. Search teams recovered the body under stones in the forest at 6:00 AM on October 26, and the dog squad located the knives used in the crime.
During initial interrogation, Nidhi Sahu created false narratives and attempted to shift blame onto the victim's wife, claiming she had issued the contract to kill Srijan Sahu. Intensive overnight questioning and physical searching resolved the discrepancy.
Nidhi Sahu planned the murder 20–25 days in advance after being blackmailed with private room videos. She bought two knives 8–10 days prior and hid them under her bed. She recruited Sahil for Rs 50,000 (giving Rs 10,000 cash advance and pledged gold ear jewelry). On October 25, she invited Srijan for a drive near Jalsha Hotel. While Srijan was driving in the Mungwani forest, Nidhi stabbed him three times in the neck. Sahil and a minor accomplice then inflicted multiple stab wounds. They dumped the body 100 meters away, covered it with stones, and fled.
Coercive blackmail involving intimate media against a recently married partner creates extreme psychological panic regarding social degradation. When coupled with easily accessible social media content detailing murder methods, the victim's persistence escalated the conflict into a lethal conspiracy.
Unlawful coercion and blackmail using private intimate videos can drive severe, violent retaliation. Online true-crime video content can be weaponized by individuals seeking methods for crime planning and execution.
Srijan Sahu repeatedly demanded meetings and threatened to send private videos to Nidhi's maternal and in-laws' families if she refused.
CCTV footage near Jalsha Hotel showed Srijan's white car heading toward the forest carrying a veiled woman and a young man, while mobile tracking pinpointed the victim's last location in the Mungwani forest.
Key evidence includes CCTV footage, mobile location data, recovery of the victim's body buried under stones, the Swift Dzire car, gold ear ornaments paid as advance, and two knives recovered with dog squad assistance.
Nidhi Sahu stated in police custody: 'That boy was troubling us too much... He was telling us that he had your video of the room... if you don't meet, the video that you have, we will tell both the maternal family and the in-laws' family.'
Initial missing person report evolved into a murder case when CCTV and cell tower data linked the missing man to Nidhi Sahu and Sahil, disproving Nidhi's initial attempt to blame the victim's wife.
The exact identity and legal processing of the minor participant remain subject to ongoing judicial proceedings.