Rent Dispute Turns Deadly: Landlady Killed, Body Chopped and Hidden in Suitcase by Tenants in Ghaziabad
A shocking murder has come to light in Ghaziabad’s Rajnagar Extension, where a landlady was allegedly killed by her tenant couple over a rent dispute. The incident took place on Wednesday at Aura Chimera Society, where the accused had reportedly not paid rent for the past five to six months. According to police, the landlady, Deep Shikha Sharma, wife of Umesh Sharma and a resident of the same society, had gone to the tenants’ flat to collect pending rent. When she did not return for several hours, neighbours grew suspicious. CCTV footage later showed her entering the flat in the evening but never coming out. Acting on suspicion, society residents approached the flat of the tenants. During a search, Deep Shikha Sharma’s body was found dismembered and stuffed inside a suitcase kept under a bed. The accused couple allegedly attempted to flee but were caught and detained by residents before police arrived. The accused have been identified as Ajay Gupta and Aakriti Gupta, both tenants in th...