The affair came to light when Vijay learned of Neetu’s relationship with another man. His vocal opposition fueled their rage, leading to a sinister pact between Neetu and her paramour to silence him permanently.

Executing the plan on February 10, assailants abducted Vijay in a vehicle, killed him execution-style, and discarded his corpse on a deserted service road in Hesal under Angara thana. The isolated dump site was meant to throw off investigators.

Alert police swung into action upon finding the body. Forensic clues and witness statements pieced together the puzzle, culminating in Neetu’s detention. Her lover and the contract killers remain at large, with relentless manhunts underway.

Further probes will disclose the supari price and network of conspirators. This gruesome episode recalls another Ranchi tragedy where a woman, aided by her spouse, savagely murdered her lover, severing body parts and tossing the remains into Kanchi river. Swift arrests followed in that case as well.

Such incidents underscore the dark underbelly of personal relationships turning lethal, with law enforcement racing to dismantle these murder-for-hire rings.