A court in Meerut on Wednesday convicted a woman and her lover for murdering her husband by strangling him and then allegedly placing a snake on his bed in an attempt to make the death appear to have been caused by snake bite. The court will pronounce the sentence against Ravita and her lover Amardeep on October 16.
Amardeep, who worked with Amit in laying tiles and stone, frequently visited his house. Police then detained Ravita on suspicion. During questioning, she allegedly disclosed Amardeep’s involvement. Police subsequently questioned both accused, who allegedly confessed to the crime. She did not respond when media personnel attempted to speak to her. Amardeep is currently out on bail. Amardeep claimed that Amit had continued to threaten him and had allegedly sent some men to attack him Although others subsequently brokered a settlement between them.
Amit, a resident of Akbarpur Sadat village, around four kilometres from the Meerut-Pauri highway, was found dead at his home on April 17, 2025. Amardeep, before being taken to jail, had told police that he had an argument with Amit over a ₹ 3,500 financial transaction a few days before the murder.
Police said he subsequently developed a relationship with Ravita. The investigation also found that the snake allegedly used in the incident was neither venomous nor had fangs, according to the prosecution. Ravita, who has remained in Meerut jail since the murder, appeared in court on Wednesday with her face covered.
The following morning, family members found Amit dead. Snake-bite marks were visible on his body, leading the family to initially believe that he had died after being bitten by a snake. A snake charmer was called to the house, and he caught the snake and took it away. The family subsequently took Amit to a doctor, but he had already died. Five days later, his postmortem report established that the cause of death was suffocation and not snake venom.
