BJP politician Randhir Yadav was allegedly murdered by his friend of 12 years, Dr. Uday Yadav (a hospital compounder), and accomplice Ram Singh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Suspecting an extramarital affair between his wife, Anjali Yadav, and Randhir, Uday confirmed his suspicions during a joint trip to Nainital. Following Anjali's sudden and mysterious death on July 11, Uday planned revenge. On August 22, Uday and Ram Singh lured Randhir into a car, intoxicated him, and strangled him to death. After unlocking Randhir's phone using the victim's fingerprint and discovering explicit photos of Anjali, Uday repeatedly placed Randhir's body on the Bamrauli railway tracks to be severed by passing trains. Police subsequently arrested Ram Singh, while Uday Yadav remains at large.
Country: India
State/Province: Uttar Pradesh, India
City/Region: Prayagraj
Incident Type: Murder
Relationship Status: Extramarital relationship
Relationship Duration: 12 years
Incident Date: Aug. 22, 2025
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Crime Tak - India · Original language: Hindi
EP 2057: वो लाश को बार-बार Rail Track पर रख कर उसके टुकड़े होते देखता एक Doctor, एक नेता और ‘’वो’’
Jealousy
This case highlights a classic fatal escalation driven by romantic betrayal, jealousy, and revenge between long-time friends. A 12-year friendship broke down after Randhir Yadav engaged in a secret extramarital affair with Dr. Uday Yadav's wife, Anjali. Upon confirming the infidelity during a group trip, Uday harbored intense resentment, which climaxed after Anjali's sudden death and public rumors. Uday then executed a planned murder, brutal post-mortem desecration, and destruction of evidence to obliterate his rival.
Police arrested co-accused Ram Singh, who detailed the luring, strangulation, and repeated placement of the corpse on the Bamrauli railway track. Main suspect Dr. Uday Yadav remains at large, and Randhir's mobile phone has not been recovered. Police also suspect Uday may have poisoned his wife Anjali on July 11 to conceal or avenge the affair before killing Randhir.
Initially, the fragmented remains on the railway track were unidentified by local police and cremated after saving basic clothing items. The victim's family was only informed of the murder after escalating the missing person report to state political leadership in Lucknow.
Uday suspected infidelity and verified it during a June trip to Nainital. Following Anjali's death in July, public gossip humiliated Uday, prompting him to plan Randhir's murder. On August 22, Uday and Ram Singh lured Randhir into a car, heavily intoxicated him, and strangled him. After unlocking Randhir's phone with his corpse's fingerprint and finding explicit media, Uday repeatedly placed Randhir's body on busy railway tracks to mutilate the evidence.
The case demonstrates high lethality indicators including extreme emotional escalation, obsessive surveillance, heavy alcohol involvement during offense execution, premeditated luring, and severe post-mortem violence aimed at total evidence destruction. Unresolved grief mixed with public humiliation accelerated the offender's pathway from suspicion to murder.
Betrayal within close social networks can produce extreme violent retaliation. Digital evidence on locked smartphones remains a primary trigger and focal point in jealousy-driven homicides.
Rumors in Prayagraj and Uday's covert monitoring during the Nainital trip signaled escalating domestic tension and lethal intent.
Unlocking the victim's phone with his fingerprint revealed explicit photographs and messaging history between Randhir and Anjali.
Statements from arrested co-accused Ram Singh, recovered underwear matching the victim, and the abandoned Scorpio vehicle in Chitrakoot provided critical evidence.
Co-accused Ram Singh confessed during interrogation, stating that Uday unlocked Randhir's phone using the corpse's fingerprint, slapped the body in rage upon seeing photos, and insisted on repeatedly placing body parts on the track until destroyed.
Initial missing persons reports changed to a murder investigation after state-level intervention and Ram Singh's arrest exposed the double-homicide suspicion.
Dr. Uday Yadav remains missing, Randhir's mobile phone is unrecovered, and the official cause of Anjali Yadav's sudden death remains unconfirmed due to her rapid cremation without autopsy.