In a disturbing rerun of the gruesome Meerut murder, another spine-chilling crime has rocked Uttar Pradesh—this time from Bareilly. A woman named Rekha, only 25 years old, allegedly poisoned her husband and, with the help of her lover, strangled him to death, attempting to disguise the brutal murder as suicide. The case has not only shaken the quiet locality of Fatehganj but also exposed the terrifying lengths to which infidelity and betrayal can drive people.

It all began on an ordinary Sunday night. “The woman mixed rat poison in a cup of tea and gave it to her husband. Then she called her lover to her house in Bareilly's Fatehganj. Together, they strangled the man with a rope.” This horrifying act wasn't impulsive—it was coldly calculated.

The victim, Kehar Singh, 25, worked as a sanitation worker under contract with the Fatehganj Paschimi Nagar Panchayat. He lived in a modest rented house just behind the Nagar Panchayat office with his wife Rekha and their four children. Despite being a father and a diligent worker, Kehar’s marriage was crumbling under the weight of mistrust and betrayal. His wife, also 25, was allegedly having an affair with a man named Pintu from Bijnor, and this illicit relationship had caused frequent clashes between the couple.

“Frequent fights ensued, and Rekha had expressed a desire for divorce, indicating a strained relationship that likely contributed to the motive for the crime.” Their once-shared life had turned into a battlefield of accusations and anger.

On that fateful night, after Kehar consumed the poisoned tea and began feeling unwell, Rekha invited Pintu over. What followed was nothing short of a nightmare. They strangled Kehar with a rope and, in an attempt to mislead everyone, used the same rope to hang his body from the ceiling fan—staging it as a suicide. The next morning, neighbors awoke to Rekha’s loud cries—a performance staged to feign grief. They rushed to the house, broke down the locked door, and found Kehar’s lifeless body hanging. Alarmed, they informed the police immediately.

“The victim worked as a sanitation worker on a contract basis. The body of Kehar Singh, who lived in a rented house behind the Nagar Panchayat office, was found hanging from a noose in his room.”

From the very beginning, Kehar’s family suspected foul play. They revealed to police that Rekha was working in a medical college, a decision she had taken against her husband’s wishes. It was at this very workplace that she had reportedly grown close to Pintu. According to them, Pintu would often be seen cooking food in the couple’s kitchen—an intrusion Kehar had strongly objected to. These frequent objections had snowballed into violent confrontations at home.

As police pieced the case together, they began to suspect it wasn’t a suicide after all. Initial clues hinted at something far more sinister. Upon receiving the postmortem report, their suspicions were confirmed—Kehar hadn’t died from hanging. “The post-mortem report clearly indicated death by strangulation,” said Additional Superintendent of Police (North), Mukesh Chandra Mishra (TOI Source).

This revelation became the turning point. Kehar’s brother, Ashok Singh, had already filed an FIR accusing Rekha and Pintu of murder. “They used to fight a lot over the other man (Pintu). She had asked him for a divorce. I have filed a case against both of them for killing my brother,” he said. His allegations were chilling and pointed directly to a premeditated plan. He further added that Kehar had found out about Rekha’s affair and had confronted her multiple times. The toxic relationship had crossed all limits.

“In his complaint, he alleged that his brother had learned about his wife's affair with Pintu. Following this, they conspired to kill his brother.”

Following interrogation, Rekha initially hesitated and dodged questions. But under pressure, she broke down and confessed—she had poisoned her husband. The police are now awaiting the viscera report to officially confirm the presence of the toxic substance.

As of now, both Rekha and Pintu have been arrested and charged with murder. The case draws disturbing parallels to another case in Meerut, where a woman and her lover murdered her husband and left a snake beside his corpse to make it appear like a snakebite (Meerut case reference). Another spine-chilling crime, equally horrifying, involved the killing of Saurabh Shukla, whose body was chopped into pieces by his wife and her lover before being dumped in a cement-filled drum.

Such repeated tales of domestic betrayal culminating in murder are raising serious questions about morality, law enforcement, and societal breakdown. As investigations continue, the chilling details of the Bareilly murder will remain etched in public memory as yet another reminder of what human relationships can become when trust turns into treachery.