India
Country Intelligence Summary
656
Sept. 28, 2026
Top Motives and Outcomes in India
Top Motives
- Control/domination — 219 case(s)
- Revenge — 209 case(s)
- Money / Financial Gain — 188 case(s)
- Jealousy — 176 case(s)
- Extramarital relationship — 164 case(s)
Top Outcomes
- Arrest made — 515 case(s)
- Investigation still ongoing — 410 case(s)
- Deadbody recovery — 363 case(s)
- Legal case ongoing — 328 case(s)
- Homicide during marriage — 299 case(s)
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Cases in India: Motive — Jealousy
Kiran Allegedly Murdered by Pravesh Rawat, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
In Jaipur's Bindayka area, Kiran, a 32-year-old pregnant woman living in a live-in relationship with her nephew Pravesh Rawat, was allegedly strangled to death by him on September 23, 2026. Pravesh buried her body in …
State/Province: Rajasthan, India | City/Region: Jaipur | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Sept. 23, 2026
View DetailsBabita Singh, Sunil Singh, and others Allegedly Murdered by Arvind Singh, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
In Azamgarh's Shambhupur village, Arvind Singh opened fire during a Mahamrityunjaya mantra chanting ceremony, killing his wife Babita Singh and two priests. He then took his three children hostage for seven hours. Police negotiation failed, …
State/Province: Uttar Pradesh, India | City/Region: Azamgarh | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Sept. 22, 2026
View DetailsNishad Fatima, Ilyas, and others Allegedly Murdered by Saud Ansari and Kayyum Ansari, Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, India
On September 21, 2026, in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, 28-year-old Saud Ansari fatally shot 26-year-old teacher Nishad Fatima inside Children's Academy school. Saud Ansari had a one-sided romantic attachment to Nishad Fatima, who was unwilling …
State/Province: Uttar Pradesh, India | City/Region: Lakhimpur Kheri | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Sept. 21, 2026
View DetailsTejinder Singh Allegedly Murdered by Sukhpreet, Gurdaspur, Punjab, India
According to the video report, 19-year-old Tejinder Singh was lured to meet his former girlfriend Sukhpreet on September 18 in the Bhus area of Gurdaspur. The report alleges that Sukhpreet paid or arranged for approximately …
State/Province: Punjab, India | City/Region: Gurdaspur | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Sept. 18, 2026
View DetailsWife of Rahul Jha and Three daughters of Rahul Jha Allegedly Murdered by Rahul Jha, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Rahul Jha allegedly killed his wife and three daughters at their home in Jaipur, Rajasthan. After the murders, he made tea for his elderly father, left the house, and wandered through several temples, including Hanuman …
State/Province: Rajasthan, India | City/Region: Jaipur | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: Sept. 11, 2026
View DetailsRiya Talukdar Allegedly Murdered by Ramanuj Goswami, Guwahati, Assam, India
Riya Talukdar, a 25-year-old woman from Guwahati, Assam, was allegedly murdered by her husband Ramanuj Goswami, a cab driver with a history of drug addiction and criminal behavior. They married in September 2025 despite family …
State/Province: Assam, India | City/Region: Guwahati | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Sept. 3, 2026
View DetailsShivani Allegedly Murdered by Yash Thakur, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
According to the video report, Shivani and Yash Thakur met through Instagram, married in early 2025, and later experienced alleged coercive control, suspicion, physical violence, caste-based abuse, and dowry-related harassment. Shivani left Gwalior for Jhansi …
State/Province: Uttar Pradesh, India | City/Region: Jhansi | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Aug. 30, 2026
View DetailsShivani Vanshkar Injured in Alleged Murder Attempt by Yash Thakur, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Shivani Vanshkar, a 27-year-old woman from Indergarh, Datia district, Madhya Pradesh, married Yash Thakur from Gwalior, Uttar Pradesh, after a year-long relationship initiated on social media. Despite warnings about Yash's criminal background and police accusations …
State/Province: Uttar Pradesh, India | City/Region: Jhansi | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Aug. 30, 2026
View DetailsRajesh Allegedly Murdered by Vimla, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
In Kurukshetra, Haryana, Rajesh was allegedly murdered by his wife Vimla. Police found Rajesh with three knife wounds, including a deep 37 cm cut on his abdomen. His intestines were removed and placed in a …
State/Province: Haryana, India | City/Region: Kurukshetra | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Aug. 26, 2026
View DetailsRajesh Prajapati Case Involving Wife and Wife's Boyfriend, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Rajesh Prajapati alleges that two months after his marriage on June 24, his wife began giving him sleeping pills to talk to her boyfriend secretly. On August 23, Rajesh caught his wife with her boyfriend …
State/Province: Uttar Pradesh, India | City/Region: Jhansi | Incident Type: Non-Murder | Date: Aug. 23, 2026
View DetailsDivya Mishra Allegedly Murdered by Manas Bajpayee, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
On August 20, 2026, in Lucknow, Manas Bajpayee allegedly murdered his wife Divya Mishra, a Deputy Manager at ICICI Bank, outside her workplace. Following this, he killed his mentally ill sister at their home and …
State/Province: Uttar Pradesh, India | City/Region: Lucknow | Incident Type: Murder-Suicide | Date: Aug. 20, 2026
View DetailsVinay Gupta Allegedly Murdered by Rekha, Rekha's two brothers, and others, Nihal Vihar, Delhi, India
Vinay Gupta, a 31-year-old software engineer from Delhi, was allegedly beaten to death by his wife Rekha and her brothers following a domestic dispute over their child's medication. Rekha called her brothers, father, and uncle …
State/Province: Delhi, India | City/Region: Nihal Vihar | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Aug. 20, 2026
View DetailsDivya Mishra and Sheeba Murdered by Manas Vajpayee, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Divya Mishra, a bank manager and sister of journalist Pragya Mishra, was shot dead in broad daylight in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow by her husband Manas Vajpayee, an SBI officer. The couple had a troubled marriage …
State/Province: Uttar Pradesh, India | City/Region: Lucknow | Incident Type: Murder-Suicide | Date: Aug. 20, 2026
View DetailsShagupta and Juhan Allegedly Murdered by Sohil, Rajpura, Haryana, India
In Rajpura village, Palwal district, Haryana, Sohil allegedly strangled his wife Shagupta and their 1.5-month-old son Juhan to death. The killing followed a dispute where Shagupta refused to have relations with Sohil, who was intoxicated. …
State/Province: Haryana, India | City/Region: Rajpura | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Aug. 19, 2026
View DetailsShreya Upadhyay Allegedly Murdered by Vivek Chaubey, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Shreya Upadhyay, a 22-year-old MSc student from Varanasi, went missing on August 18, 2026. Her decomposed body was found two days later in the bathroom of her boyfriend Vivek Chaubey's rented flat, with her legs …
State/Province: Uttar Pradesh, India | City/Region: Varanasi | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Aug. 18, 2026
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