Woman kills husband, buries body under bathroom tiles in Agra

In a gruesome case that has shocked Uttar Pradesh, a woman has been arrested for allegedly murdering her husband, burying his body beneath the bathroom floor of their home and staging his disappearance for nearly 45 days by misleading relatives and filing a missing person's complaint with police.

The case came to light in Agra's Sikandra police station area after police, investigating the disappearance of 44-year-old Surendra Kumar Sharma, recovered skeletal remains from beneath the bathroom floor of his house in Renuka Dham Colony.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (Hariparvat) Amisha said Surendra, a native of Bharatpur, lived with his wife, Ruby Sharma, his mother, Kamla and their two daughters. Police said Ruby informed relatives on May 18 that Surendra had gone missing and later



lodged a missing person's complaint at Sikandra police station on May 26.

For nearly 45 days, she allegedly maintained that her husband had disappeared, often breaking down in tears whenever relatives or neighbours asked about him.

According to police, the investigation gained momentum after Surendra's elder brother, Anil Sharma, raised doubts over Ruby's conduct and alleged that she had been giving contradictory explanations regarding Surendra's disappearance.

Acting on the information, a police team visited the house on Friday to verify details related to the missing-person complaint. Police said Ruby became visibly nervous during questioning and allegedly confessed, after sustained interrogation, to murdering Surendra and burying his body beneath the bathroom floor.