It began like an ordinary love story — and ended in flames that exposed a web of deceit, obsession, and revenge.
In the quiet lanes of Gandhi Vihar, Timarpur, 32-year-old Ram Kesh Meena was known as a diligent civil services aspirant.
A small-town man chasing big-city dreams, he spent long nights surrounded by books and test papers, preparing for his UPSC exams.
Few in the neighborhood noticed the young woman who began living with him that summer — Amrita Chauhan, 21, a bright forensic-science student who spoke softly, read crime thrillers, and seemed entirely devoted to her partner.
What no one saw was how love between them had begun to unravel — and how knowledge meant for science would soon be twisted into a blueprint for murder.
The Trigger: When Love Turned to Fear
Amrita met Meena during a job interview in Noida in May 2025. Their relationship grew quickly, and she moved into his flat on the fourth floor of E-60, Gandhi Vihar.
For months, life seemed stable. She was studying; he was preparing. But soon, trust gave way to suspicion.
Investigators would later learn that Meena had secretly recorded intimate videos of Amrita — and allegedly of other women as well — storing them on a hard disk.
When Amrita discovered the recordings, she pleaded with him to delete them. He refused. Each argument became more bitter, more humiliating.
By late September, friends said she was furious and desperate — afraid the videos would surface online, angry at his refusal to erase her past.
It was then she turned to her ex-boyfriend, Sumit Kashyap, a 27-year-old gas-cylinder distributor, and his friend Sandeep Kumar, 29. The trio began to plan what police would later call a meticulously staged killing.
The Night of October 5
At 2:18 a.m., CCTV cameras captured two masked men walking up the narrow stairs of Meena’s building.
The corridor was dimly lit. Just before 3 a.m., the same cameras recorded a woman — Amrita — leaving the building with one of the men. Moments later, a sudden blast shook the lane.
Residents rushed out to find flames and smoke pouring from Meena’s flat. Firefighters broke down the door and pulled out his charred remains. The initial assumption was simple: an LPG cylinder explosion.
But something felt wrong. There were no signs of a real gas leak, and the burn pattern was uneven. The police opened a file, quietly noting the inconsistencies.
The Science That Betrayed the Forensic Student
Forensic experts began piecing together the clues. The fire residue, debris, and chemical traces didn’t match a spontaneous blast.
The cylinder valve had been deliberately opened; traces of ghee, oil, and alcohol were found on the body — accelerants, not cooking residue.
Call-data records placed Amrita and her two alleged accomplices near the scene that night. The CCTV timeline matched their movements.
Soon, investigators found what Amrita had tried hardest to hide: the hard disk. It contained not only her private videos but intimate clips of 15 other women, allegedly filmed by Meena.
The narrative of revenge began to take form.
Unraveling the Plan
Police now believe that on that fateful night, the trio entered the flat using a duplicate key.
They overpowered Meena, strangled him, and then staged the scene to resemble a freak kitchen accident.
Using Sumit’s experience handling gas cylinders and Amrita’s forensic know-how, they arranged the scene to mimic an explosion — one that would burn the evidence and confuse investigators.
But the science they tried to exploit turned against them.
Forensic analysis revealed exactly how the fire started, when, and why it couldn’t have been an accident.
Within days, Delhi Police traced Amrita’s phone to Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. On October 18, she was arrested; Sumit and Sandeep followed soon after.
During interrogation, Amrita broke down and confessed to her role. Investigators were stunned at the calculated precision of the crime — and the emotion that had driven it.
A Life Consumed by Rage
Police sources say Amrita felt betrayed, humiliated, and cornered. Meena’s refusal to delete the videos — and her fear of lifelong shame
The student of crime had, in a tragic twist, become its perpetrator.
Her past hinted at instability: her family had publicly disowned her in 2024 after personal disputes, cutting off all ties.
Living alone, juggling studies and emotional trauma, she found herself isolated.
When she sought help, it came from the worst place possible — an ex-lover willing to turn her fury into violence.
Aftermath and Reflection
All three accused are now in judicial custody, facing charges of murder, conspiracy, and destruction of evidence.
The case has sparked debates on privacy violations, digital consent, and the growing emotional volatility of live-in relationships in urban India.
What began as a relationship built on ambition and affection ended as a study in obsession, betrayal, and the dark side of human intellect.
Amrita, the forensic science student who believed she could script the perfect crime, overlooked one truth her textbooks had always taught: evidence never lies.
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