AURANGABAD: In a chilling echo of the recent Meghalaya honeymoon murder, a 45-day-old marriage in Bihar’s Aurangabad district ended in bloodshed when a young woman allegedly conspired with her maternal uncle and his two accomplices to have her husband shot dead in cold blood.
The victim, 24-year-old Priyanshu Kumar Singh, was murdered on the night of June 24 while returning from Nabinagar railway station.
Initial probe suggested a contract killing, but the case took a dark turn when police found that the murder had been masterminded by Priyanshu’s own wife, Gunja Singh (30).
According to Aurangabad Superintendent of Police Ambarish Rahul, Gunja had been in a 15-year-long illicit relationship with her maternal uncle, Jeevan Singh (52).
Despite her reluctance, she married Priyanshu in May under family pressure. But just weeks into the marriage, struggling to keep her affair secret, she allegedly decided to eliminate her husband — inspired by the Meghalaya honeymoon murdercase, where a newlywed woman was accused of murdering her husband during their honeymoon trip.
Police say Gunja and Jeevan plotted meticulously. Jeevan, with the help of Jaishankar Chaubey and Mukesh Sharma from Garhwa district, Jharkhand, arranged SIM cards and logistics to execute the plan.
On the night of the murder, Priyanshu, returning from Varanasi, made a routine call to update his wife on his whereabouts. Gunja passed the information to the killers, who were lying in wait. Moments later, Priyanshu was ambushed and shot dead.
Gunja was arrested on Wednesday evening, and during interrogation, she confessed to the murder conspiracy. Both accomplices have also been taken into custody, while her uncle Jeevan Singh remains absconding, with a manhunt underway.
Police have seized Gunja’s mobile phone, and call records are expected to play a crucial role in proving her involvement.
The chilling similarity to the Meghalaya honeymoon case — where marital intimacy masked a sinister murder plot — has left both investigators and locals stunned.