Uttar Pradesh / Kanpur: Property worth Rs 45 crore, affair with a mason and murder of her husband… what did the teacher’s son tell the police?

In Kanpur, UP, government teacher Rajesh Gautam, owner of property worth Rs 45 crore, was murdered by the teacher’s wife Pinky. Pinky was having an affair with a mason. There used to be frequent disputes between husband and wife regarding this. The police took information regarding this incident by talking to the son of teacher Rajesh Gautam. In this, Rajesh’s son has told the police that on the day of the incident, he too was going for a morning walk with his father, but his mother had locked him in the bathroom of the house.

Let us tell you that teacher Rajesh Gautam had started construction on his plot in Koyla Nagar, Kanpur in the year 2021. For this, Rajesh had hired mason Shailendra Sonkar. Shailendra also had to visit Rajesh’s house in connection with the construction work. During this time he met Rajesh’s wife Pinky. Pinky was beautiful to look at, she had done B.Ed. Shailendra started liking Pinky in his heart. Seeing his expressions, Pinky understood this. Gradually Pinky also started talking to Shailendra and an affair started between the two.

Shailendra Sonkar often used to go to Pinky’s house and throw garlands in Rajesh’s absence. When Rajesh came to know about this, he banned Shailendra from coming to the house. Rajesh’s wife Pinky was stunned by this. There were frequent fights between Pinky and Rajesh over this illicit relationship. When the dispute escalated, Pinky along with Shailendra conspired to remove Rajesh from the way.

After this, Pinky once gave poison to Rajesh in his food, but after treatment in the hospital, Rajesh’s life was saved. After this, Pinky had also given contract for the murder of Rajesh, but at that time the contract taker had run away with the money.

Pinky got her husband murdered by giving betel nut for four lakh rupees

This time Pinky, along with Shailendra, gave contract for the murder of Rajesh for Rs 4 lakh. Pinky made a plan to make Rajesh’s murder look like an accident, so that she could get an insurance claim of Rs 3 crore in Rajesh’s name. Apart from being a government teacher, Rajesh also worked in property.

On November 4, when Rajesh went out for a walk from home, Shailendra and betel nut collectors crushed him with their car. The police was considering this case as an accident, but Rajesh’s brother told the police about murder. After this, a CCTV was found, in which the car that crushed Rajesh was seen chasing him. After this, the police registered a case of murder and started investigation.

During the investigation, the police got Pinky’s call details out and it was revealed that Pinky had talked to Shailendra Sonkar on the day of the incident. After this, when the police caught Shailendra and interrogated him, the whole matter came out in the open.

According to police, Rajesh Gautam and Pinky have two sons. When the police talked to Rajesh’s son, he told that on the day of the incident, he was going for a walk with his father, but his mother had locked him in the bathroom of the house.

What did Rajesh’s 9 year old son tell the police?

Rajesh’s 9-year-old son told the police that on November 4, when his father was murdered, I got dressed in the morning and got ready to go with his father. I had even reached outside, when my mother called me inside on some pretext and took me to the bathroom and locked me from outside. I was shouting from within that I had to go with Papa, but she started saying that you have to study, you don’t have to go, while Papa went away.

What did the police say about the incident?

Pawan Kumar, in-charge of Sainpara police station, who is investigating this case, says that by giving betel nut, Pinky had already decided with her lover Shailendra that her husband would be killed by crushing him with a car. As soon as her husband left the house, she called Shailendra and informed him. Perhaps at some point he felt that what was the point in getting his son killed, so he forcefully called his son inside the house and locked him in the bathroom.