The Hema Chaudhary murder case

The suspects

Payal Bhati (22), and Ajay Kumar (28) (couple who met through Facebook)

The victim

Hema Chaudhary (28), her height, build, complexion and other physical features were similar to Payal

The modus operandi

Her throat was slit. Later both wrists were slashed to make it look like a suicide, poured hot oil over her face so that the neck wound is hidden

The motive

Payal wanted to take revenge on four people who she held responsible for the suicide of her parents in May 2022. She was also in love with co-accused Ajay, but family wouldn’t accept their relationship. She wanted to kill the four people and elope with Ajay

Who else they wanted to kill

Payal’s cousin Sunil, Payal’s sister-in-law Swati, and Swati’s brothers Kaushendra and Golu