Forensics Student, Ex Allegedly Kill Her Boyfriend Over Obscene Videos; Cover-Up Falls Apart

Last Updated:October 27, 2025, 13:57 IST

The victim, a UPSC aspirant in Delhi, was allegedly strangled, set on fire, and robbed by his live-in partner and her ex, who hoped to destroy all evidence

The woman said Meena had secretly recorded objectionable videos of her and refused to delete them.

On October 6, a fire broke out in a fourth-floor flat in north Delhi’s Gandhi Vihar. Inside, firefighters discovered the charred remains of 32-year-old UPSC aspirant Ramkesh Meena. At first, it was believed to be a tragic accident caused by a suspected air-conditioner blast. But over the next few days, the Delhi Police uncovered a calculated murder that began with rage, relied on science, and unravelled because of it.

At the centre of it all was a 21-year-old forensics science student Amrita, the victim’s live-in partner. She was young, educated, and had a plan. But she underestimated the very discipline she studied.

Anatomy Of The Crime

Amrita had allegedly been planning the murder for days. According to her police confession, she was furious at Meena for secretly recording objectionable videos of her, and refusing to delete them. She confided in her former boyfriend, who owned a gas agency in Moradabad, and together, they began planning the murder.

Amrita believed that if the crime scene was burned completely, forensic investigators wouldn’t find any evidence. Her ex-boyfriend had the means — access to gas cylinders and knowledge of how to simulate a blast. Together with a third accomplice, they executed the plan.

In the early hours of October 6, the trio allegedly entered the flat and strangled Meena to death. After the murder, they stole his hard disk, laptop and other valuables, removing anything that could expose them.

But the crime wasn’t over.

To destroy the scene, the accused doused his body with oil, ghee, and liquor. They then set it ablaze using an open gas cylinder valve to simulate an explosion. The aim was to set the flat on fire and eliminate any trace of the crime. 15 minutes after they left, a blast ripped through the room.

Investigators said Amrita attempted to portray it as an accidental fire. She believed the fire had wiped the slate clean. What she didn’t know was that the way the fire behaved, and what it left behind, would say more than she ever imagined.

The Implosion: The Mistakes That Gave Them Away

The plan might have worked if not for five crucial things.

Clue 1: The body was too charred.

Investigators noted that the level of burning on Meena’s body was unusually intense. In fact, parts of his bones had melted, something rare even in high-temperature domestic fires. The burn pattern raised the first red flag.

Clue 2: The gas cylinder was placed suspiciously close to the body.

This wasn’t consistent with a household blast. It looked like someone had deliberately positioned it there.

Clue 3: The AC was intact.

The initial theory of an air-conditioner explosion didn’t hold. The unit showed no signs of damage. That ruled out a malfunction, and opened the door to foul play.

Clue 4: Amrita’s phone went dark.

Soon after the incident, her phone was switched off. That absence from the digital grid, combined with her close relationship to the victim, raised investigators’ suspicions.

Clue 5: CCTV caught all three.

Security footage from the building revealed masked men entering, and Amrita herself leaving the premises with one of them at 2:57 am, just 15 minutes before the fire erupted.

That timing proved fatal to their plan.

The Confession That Wasn’t Supposed To Happen

With leads in hand, police conducted raids in Moradabad. Amrita was detained on October 18. During questioning, she cracked, admitting to the murder and naming her ex-boyfriend and the third man involved. All three accused have now been arrested by police and further investigations are underway.

Police have since recovered stolen items, including digital devices and personal belongings.

The Irony Of It All

Amrita thought her education would help her evade the system. She used forensic knowledge to plan the destruction of evidence. But it was the forensic inconsistencies — the degree of burning, the cylinder’s location, the untouched AC — that cracked the case.

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