The death sentences awarded in the sensational Saurabh Rajput and Amit Kashyap murder cases have brought renewed attention to other women lodged in Meerut’s Chaudhary Charan Singh District Jail, including several facing trial for allegedly murdering their husbands.
The cases involving Anjali and Komal, among other women inmates, have come under the spotlight. However, their guilt and the punishment, if any, will be determined by courts on the basis of evidence and the proceedings in their respective cases.
Muskan and Sahil Shukla were sentenced to death in the Saurabh Rajput ‘blue drum’ murder case, while Ravita and Amardeep received the death penalty in the Amit Kashyap murder case. Families of the convicts are preparing to challenge the verdicts in the high court. Anjali, Komal face trial in husbands’ murders:
Anjali, a resident of Agwanpur village in the Parikshitgarh area, has been in jail since November 2025 in connection with the murder of her husband, Rahul. She is accused of conspiring with their neighbour, Ajay, to kill him. According to the allegations, Rahul had objected to their purported relationship, following which he was called to a temple outside the village and shot dead. The trial in the case is underway. Anjali, a mother of three, works in cleaning and stitching activities in jail. She also participates in religious activities and spends her free time listening to the Ramayana and learning to read. Her family visits her occasionally.
Komal is accused of conspiring to murder her husband, Nain Singh, a Border Security Force (BSF) constable. According to police, Komal allegedly planned the murder with Gulshan, her sister’s fiancé. She is accused of pawning her jewellery to arrange Rs 6 lakh to hire contract killers to eliminate her husband. The incident is believed to have taken place on April 4.
The police arrested five people, including Komal and Gulshan, in connection with the case and sent them to jail.
Komal engages in cooking, stitching and knitting activities in jail. During counselling sessions, she has reportedly expressed remorse. She often sits quietly after finishing her work, while her family members visit her occasionally. Ilma arrested in husband’s death case:
Ilma, the wife of Talib, has been arrested in connection with his death in Zakir Colony under the Lohianagar police station area. The police allege that she conspired with her purported lover, Aman, and another associate to murder Talib. He was allegedly strangled with a dupatta on the night of September 28. A post-mortem report received on Friday cited asphyxiation as the cause of death, following which police arrested Ilma and sent her to jail. According to the police, Ilma had informed Talib’s family over the phone after the incident that he had died of a heart attack.
The family took the body to his native village, Rasoolpur Bhaderhi, in the Budhana area of Muzaffarnagar district, where it was buried without a post-mortem examination. Subsequently, on the district magistrate’s orders, the body was exhumed and an autopsy was conducted, which confirmed death due to asphyxiation. Women accused in son’s, school owner’s murders:
Gurpreet Kaur is another woman lodged in the district jail in connection with the murder of her six-year-old son. The police allege that she conspired with her purported lover, Arpit Parashar, to kill the child.
According to the allegations, Arpit lured the boy from outside his house in Ramraj village and slit his throat. Damini, who is accused of conspiring with school bus conductor Tushar to murder her husband, Atul Singh, is also lodged in jail. Atul ran the Krishna Kids Play School in Hastinapur.