BPO employee, lover held over killing of husband
Navinder Rawat, a Lower Division Clerk in the Human Resources and Development Ministry, was shot dead outside his residence in Khanpur on February 3 when he, along with his mother and uncle, was returning home after a wedding function. His wife Aarti, her paramour Rishi Kumar (30) and their associates Praveen (21) and Sumit Kumar (21) were arrested.
Rawat was shot at from a close range outside his house when he was coming back home on foot. The victim was hit by the bullet on the left side of his head near the ear and the injury proved fatal. Investigation revealed that Rawat and his wife were not having good relations due to 'cultural differences'. "She is working in HCL BPO in Noida and it came to light that Arti even did not bother to come downstairs after hearing the gunshots were fired. It also came to light that she was in constant contact with Rishi after the firing incident," DCP South HGS Dhaliwal said.
When Rishi was interrogated at length, he broke down and confessed that he along with his accomplices Praveen and Sumit had come to Raju Park, near Rawat's residence. "They tracked down Navinder outside his home, based upon the information provided by Arti. Praveen fired at the deceased and they escaped from the scene in a car," he said.
Arti, who has a diploma in electronics from Pusa Institute, has a five-year-old daughter. "She came in contact with Rishi two years ago as she used to travel in his bus to Noida and back home. They became friends and their friendship turned into a relationship," Dhaliwal said.
Rishi is also married and has two kids. Sumit and Parveen, roped in by Rishi, belong to Loni in Ghaziabad and had come to Delhi to earn their livelihood about six months ago.