‘Hands tied, mouth taped’: Gurgaon man finds wife murdered in loo

A 34-year-old woman named Neetu was discovered murdered in her home in Daulah village

GURGAON: A 34-year-old woman was found murdered inside her house in Daulah village in Sohna on Friday, with her hands tied and tape covering her mouth and face.Her husband discovered her body in the bathroom around 2pm after returning home with their children from school and finding household belongings scattered across the house, police said.

The motive for the murder remains unclear. Police said they are investigating all possible angles, including suspected theft, and have yet to identify the suspects.The deceased, Neetu, was married to Prashant, a teacher at a private school. According to police, Prashant had left home with the children for school on Friday morning. When they returned around 2pm, he found household belongings scattered across the house.Suspecting something was wrong, he searched the premises and found Neetu lying in the bathroom with her hands tied and tape over her mouth and face.

Shocked by the sight, he raised an alarm and rushed her to a private hospital in Sohna, where doctors declared her dead.The ransacked house has led police to examine the possibility of theft, although it is not yet clear whether any valuables or other items were taken. The identity of those involved, the motive behind the murder and the circumstances in which the assailants entered the house remain unclear.After receiving information about the incident, a police team led by ACP (Sohna) Mukesh Yadav and the SHO of Sohna Sadar police station reached the house and inspected the scene.

A forensic science laboratory team also examined the premises and collected evidence.Police are examining the sequence of events between the time Prashant left home in the morning and the discovery of Neetu’s body. Investigators are also examining CCTV footage from cameras in the surrounding area to identify those involved.

Police said they were initiating the process of registering a murder case against unidentified persons based on statements from the family. “We will register a murder case against unidentified persons. The victim’s mouth was taped, and there were some injury marks. The cause of death will be ascertained after autopsy,” the SHO said.