Haryana: Rohtak Man Discovers Wife’s Affair, Burns Lover Alive, Buries Body in 7-Foot Pit

Two individuals have been arrested in Haryana’s Rohtak for their involvement in the kidnapping and brutal murder of a man, who was burned alive and buried in a deep pit by his landlord, according to police.

The victim, Jagdeep, was allegedly having an affair with the wife of Hardeep, the house owner, NDTV reported. Jagdeep, who lived in a section of Hardeep’s house, was a yoga instructor at Baba Mastnath University in Rohtak.

Police recovered Jagdeep’s body on Monday following a two-month-long investigation. The probe began following a complaint in the Shivaji Colony police station that Jagdeep was missing.

“Later, it was found that after being abducted, his body was kept in Dadri. Accused Hardeep and Dharampal have been arrested. After arresting them, we recovered the body (of Jagdeep). The investigation is underway. Today, the postmortem will be done,” Crime Investigation Agency unit in charge Kuldeep Singh told news agency ANI.

“The deceased was abducted, and then he was buried alive. There are 1-2 more accused involved in the crime. The teams are trying to catch them. The arrested accused have been presented before the court. They are currently on remand,” Singh added.

Man Buried in 7-Foot Pit After Gruesome Revenge Murder

Hardeep, under the pretense of digging a borewell, prepared a 7-foot-deep pit in Charkhi Dadri village. On December 24, he and his friends kidnapped his tenant, brutally assaulted him, and buried his body in the pit after the murder. Police cracked the case using call records, leading to the arrest of Hardeep and his accomplices.