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Nagpur Murder: Wife Arrested for Brutal Killing of Husband Over Illicit Affair
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News18•05-10-2026, 14:10
Nagpur Murder: Wife Arrested for Brutal Killing of Husband Over Illicit Affair
- •A shocking murder case has emerged from Nagpur where a 27-year-old auto-rickshaw driver named Gaurav Ragde was brutally killed.
- •Gaurav and Deepti alias Bali Vijay Salunkhe had an inter-caste love marriage just eight months prior to the incident.
- •Tensions arose after Gaurav discovered that Deepti was allegedly having an affair with a young man named Rishikesh Khode.
- •On August 20, when Gaurav went to resolve the dispute, Rishikesh and his accomplices allegedly stabbed him to death at Deepti's behest.
- •Thane Police successfully apprehended the absconding accused wife Deepti and handed her over to Nagpur Police for further action.
Key Questions Answered
Gaurav Ragde was murdered after he discovered that his wife, Deepti, allegedly had an illicit love affair with another young man named Rishikesh Khode, which triggered frequent disputes between the couple.
The prime accused, Deepti alias Bali Vijay Salunkhe, was arrested by the Thane Police after being on the run and was subsequently handed over to the Nagpur Police for legal action.
According to the complaint filed by Gaurav's father, Rishikesh and his accomplices stabbed Gaurav multiple times with a knife near a drain bridge at Deepti's behest during a dispute resolution attempt.
