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'He Wasn't Dying': Delhi Woman's Chilling Text to Lover Emerges in Husband's Murder Case; Wife, Cousin Arrested

DELHI, JUL 18 – Delhi Police arrested Sushmita Dev and Rahul Dev for murdering Karan Dev by drugging him with 15 sleeping pills and electrocuting him to claim accidental death, police said.

  • On July 13, a 36-year-old man was electrocuted in Dwarka, an official said, and he was declared lifeless at Janakpuri hospital after a PCR call from Mata Rooprani Maggo Hospital in Uttam Nagar.
  • Investigators revisited the case after chat evidence emerged this past week, leading to a homicide reclassification and suspect confessions.
  • According to preliminary findings, Sushmita Dev laced his meal with 15 sleeping pills on July 12, 2025, and `when the sedatives didn’t act, they allegedly administered an electrical shock through his finger while he was semi-conscious,` NDTV reported.
  • Authorities detained the accused couple and seized further evidence, citing confessions, and `both the accused have confessed during questioning,` NDTV reported.
  • Looking ahead, Kunal Dev remains in judicial custody, and formal charges are expected soon as he cooperates with police and may become a key witness.
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A heartbreaking case has come to light from Om Vihar Phase-1 of Uttam Nagar police station area of Dwarka. Where the wife along with her lover brother-in-law killed her husband. Actually, 35-year-old Karan Dev died on Sunday under suspicious circumstances.

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NDTV broke the news in New Delhi, India on Friday, July 18, 2025.
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