Ahmedabad | Police have uncovered a shocking case in which a man was allegedly murdered by his wife, her lover, and his two relatives before being buried beneath the kitchen floor of their home. The chilling discovery in the Sarkhej area of the city was made almost a year after the man’s mysterious disappearance.
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police Ajit Rajian, the skeletal remains of the victim, identified as Samir Ansari, were recovered on Tuesday night from beneath the cemented kitchen floor of his locked house. Police revealed that Ansari’s wife, Ruby, who is currently absconding, conspired with her lover Imran Vaghela and two of Vaghela’s relatives to kill her husband, dismember his body, and conceal the remains under the kitchen floor.
Vaghela, a resident of the same locality, has been arrested, while Ruby and Vaghela’s relatives, Rahim and Mohsin, remain on the run. The recovered remains have been sent for forensic testing and DNA analysis to confirm the victim’s identity.
Investigators began looking into the case three months ago after receiving a tip-off that Ansari, originally from Bihar, had not been seen in the neighborhood for nearly a year, and that no missing person’s report had ever been filed. Under police questioning, Vaghela confessed that he, along with his relatives, had murdered Ansari at Ruby’s request.
Police stated that Ruby allegedly planned the killing because Ansari had discovered her extramarital affair and frequently assaulted her. She reportedly viewed him as an obstacle to her relationship with Vaghela.
Ansari, a mason by profession, had moved to Ahmedabad in 2016 after marrying Ruby. The couple had two children and lived in Ahmedi Row House near the Fatehwadi canal. Over time, Ruby became involved with Vaghela, leading to violent conflicts between the couple.
Police said that on the night of the murder, Imran, with Ruby’s help, slit Ansari’s throat and dismembered his body. The trio dug a pit in the kitchen, buried the remains, and sealed it with cement and tiles. Ruby continued to live in the same house for several months after the crime, telling neighbors that her husband had gone to another city for work before eventually moving out with her children.
The crime branch later exhumed the remains in the presence of an executive magistrate. The investigation is ongoing as police continue to search for Ruby and the two absconding suspects.
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