'Gave him so many pills, nothing happened' chats between wife, lover reveal plot to murder husband
New Delhi(PTI): Over 90 Instagram messages between a woman and her lover exposed a chilling murder plot involving the woman's husband in the Uttam Nagar area of Delhi's Dwarka, police sources said on Sunday.
Investigators are also looking into whether the woman used Instagram's disappearing messages feature to conceal her conversations from family members and in-laws, as she had been in a relationship with her lover for the past two years, sources added.
Karan (36) was allegedly killed by being drugged and electrocuted by his wife, Sushmita, and her lover, Rahul, who is also her brother-in-law.
The incident came to light on July 13 when a call was made to the PCR from Mata Rooprani Maggo Hospital, reporting Karan's death.
"Sushmita and her alleged lover, the son of Karan's uncle, were arrested after Karan's brother accessed the chats in which they discussed plans to kill him," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Ankit Kumar Singh said.
Karan's brother informed the police that he had already suspected Sushmita's behaviour and her closeness to Rahul.
According to preliminary investigations, Sushmita allegedly drugged Karan by giving him sleeping pills at their residence and waited for him to die.
"However, when he did not pass away as she expected, she started messaging Rahul," the source mentioned.
Investigations further revealed that Sushmita allegedly mixed around 15 sleeping pills into Karan's food on the night of July 12 and later called Rahul to come over to help electrocute her husband.
"After the murder, Sushmita allegedly rushed to her in-laws' house nearby, telling them that Karan had collapsed, which prompted them to take him to the hospital. He was brought to the hospital in an unresponsive state and declared dead with the medico-legal case (MLC) citing electrocution as the cause of death," said the source.
Another source, privy to the investigation, shared details of the messages exchanged between the two accused.
In one message, Sushmita wrote, "Itni goliyaan de chuki hoon, fir bhi kuch nahi ho raha... ab current hi dena padega" (I have already given him so many sleeping pills, yet nothing is happening... I think he needs to be electrocuted now).
In another message, Rahul replied -- "Uske haath pair tape se baandh dena, phir current lagana" (Tie up his hands and legs using tape, and then give him an electric shock).
The chats also revealed their frustration when their earlier attempt to kill Karan using pills did not succeed.
"Kitni der current lagana padega ki woh mare?" (How long do I need to give the shock for him to die?), another message by Sushmita read.
Some chats also revealed that they were planning Karan's murder for quite a while, as they had previously drugged him to check how long it would take for him to pass out. The duo had been researching various methods to end his life, sources added.
"We are interrogating both of them. They have both admitted that they had been planning this for many weeks and confessed to attempting to kill him earlier as well," the source added.
Meanwhile, further investigations are underway, and forensic reports are pending. Both accused have been charged under sections related to murder and criminal conspiracy, DCP Ankit Kumar Singh said.
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'Go back to your own country': Indian-origin taxi driver attacked in Dublin
London, Aug 5 (PTI): An Indian-origin taxi driver based in Ireland for over 23 years has become the latest to be targeted in an unprovoked attack in the capital Dublin, with local police (Gardai) launching an investigation into the violent assault.
Lakhvir Singh, in his 40s, told local media that he picked up two young men in their 20s on Friday night and dropped them at Poppintree, in the Ballymun suburb of Dublin.
Upon arriving at the destination, the men are said to have opened the vehicle door and struck him twice on the head with a bottle. As the suspects fled, they reportedly shouted: "Go back to your own country".
"In 10 years I've never seen anything like this happen," Singh told ‘Dublin Live’.
"I'm really scared now and I'm off the road at the moment. It will be very hard to go back. My children are really scared," he said.
A Dublin police spokesperson said Singh was taken to the city's Beaumont Hospital with injuries determined as not life-threatening.
"Gardaí are investigating an assault reported to have occurred in Poppintree, Ballymun, Dublin 11 at approximately 11:45 pm on Friday, 1st August 2025. A man, aged in his 40s, was brought to Beaumont Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injury. Investigations are ongoing," the spokesperson said.
The incident followed an Indian Embassy advisory, also issued on Friday, expressing safety concerns following recent attacks in and around the capital Dublin and urging Indian citizens to take safety precautions.
"There has been an increase in the instances of physical attacks reported against Indian citizens in Ireland recently,” states the advisory.
“The embassy is in touch with the authorities concerned in Ireland in this regard. At the same time, all Indian citizens in Ireland are advised to take reasonable precautions for their personal security and avoid deserted areas, especially at odd hours," the statement reads, adding emergency embassy contact details as 0899423734 and cons.dublin@mea.gov.in.
It came in the wake of a brutal attack on a 40-year-old Indian man at Parkhill Road in the Tallaght suburb of Dublin on July 19, described as “mindless, racist violence” by locals.
The Gardai had opened an investigation into the case and Indian Ambassador to Ireland Akhilesh Mishra was among those who took to social media to express shock over the attack.
“Regarding the recent incident of physical attack on an Indian national that happened in Tallaght, Dublin, the embassy is in touch with the victim and his family. All the requisite assistance is being offered. The embassy is also in touch with the relevant Irish authorities in this regard,” the embassy said in a social media post days after the incident.
A Stand Against Racism protest was also held by the local community in condemnation of what was described as a "vicious racist attack" and to express solidarity with migrants.
Last week, Dr Santosh Yadav took to LinkedIn to post details of a “brutal, unprovoked racist attack”.
The entrepreneur and AI expert stressed that it was not an isolated incident and called for “concrete measures” from the governments of Ireland and India to ensure Indians feel safe to walk the streets of Dublin.
His post revealed that a group of six teenagers attacked him from behind as he walked to his apartment in Dublin.
“This is not an isolated incident. Racist attacks on Indian men and other minorities are surging across Dublin — on buses, in housing estates, and on public streets. Yet, the government is silent. There is no action being taken against these perpetrators. They run free and are emboldened to attack again,” reads Yadav's post.
Fine Gael party Councillor for Tallaght South, Baby Pereppadan, was among those who expressed concern following last month’s attack.
“People need to understand that many Indian people moving to Ireland are here on work permits, to study and work in the healthcare sector or in IT and so on, providing critical skills,” he said.
Another violent anti-Indian attack in Ireland
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Taxi driver Lakhvir Singh was attacked with glass bottles while doing his job pic.twitter.com/mtkwhLWISx
