‘Maar raha hoon teri behen ko’: Husband kills pregnant SWAT commando; brother recalls chilling call

NEW DELHI: A 27-year-old Delhi Police SWAT commando died aft being deed by dumbbell astatine her location successful westbound Delhi. According to quality bureau PTI, Kajal Chaudhary, who was 4 months pregnant, was posted with the Special Cell of Delhi Police.

She was astatine her residence successful Mohan Garden connected January 22 erstwhile the alleged battle took place.Her husband, Ankur, a clerk with the Ministry of Defence posted successful Delhi Cantonment, was arrested hours later. Kajal succumbed to her injuries connected January 27, aft battling for beingness for 5 days astatine a infirmary successful Ghaziabad. Her brother, Nikhil, a constable posted astatine Parliament Street Police Station, told PTI that helium was connected the telephone erstwhile the onslaught occurred.A chilling call “He told maine to enactment the telephone connected recording, said it could beryllium utilized arsenic constabulary evidence; (then) told maine helium was sidesplitting her. And then, I heard her screams,” Nikhil recalled, describing the moments earlier the telephone ended abruptly. According to Nikhil, the series of events began with a telephone from Ankur. “He called maine and said, ‘Apni behen ko samjha le’ (Make your sister understand). I asked him to calm down and instantly called my sister,” helium said.

“She usually wouldn’t archer america overmuch astir what was happening, but that time she was sharing her ordeal. While we were speaking, helium got aggravated that she was telling maine things and snatched the telephone from her,” Nikhil said. “Then helium said to me, ‘Is telephone ko signaling pe rakh, constabulary grounds maine kaam aayega. Main maar raha hoon teri behen ko. Police mera kuch nahi kar payegi’ (Put this telephone connected recording, it volition beryllium utile arsenic constabulary evidence.

I americium sidesplitting your sister. Police won’t beryllium capable to bash anything). Then I heard her screams. The telephone ended abruptly,” helium said. Barely 5 minutes later, Nikhil said helium received different call. “He (Ankur) said, ‘Ye mar gayi hai. Hospital aajao’ (She is dead. Come to the hospital). We rushed determination with constabulary personnel. He and his household were already present. When I saw my sister not adjacent an force kills idiosyncratic similar this,” helium said. The household alleged that Kajal sustained terrible caput injuries and had aggregate wounds crossed her body. Nikhil said they attempted to admit her to respective hospitals but were allegedly told her chances of endurance were minimal earlier she was yet admitted to a Ghaziabad hospital. The household has accused Ankur and his relatives of prolonged torture and dowry harassment, including during Kajal’s pregnancy. The mates has a one-and-a-half-year-old son, who is presently with his maternal grandparents. Recalling an earlier incident, Nikhil said Kajal had been slapped by her hubby astir 5 months ago. “I went determination and asked her to travel with me. Ankur apologised and swore connected his kid that helium wouldn’t repetition it. I told my sister she could instrumentality location whenever she wanted and didn’t person to enactment there,” helium said. He besides alleged that Kajal was made to bash household chores contempt being pregnant. “She would cook, lavation apparel and utensils contempt being pregnant,” helium claimed. “Her lad doesn’t cognize thing astir the incident, and we person decided that we volition lone rise him. We volition archer him erstwhile helium is mature to recognize specified things,” Nikhil told PTI. Kajal’s father, Rakesh, alleged persistent dowry demands.'We gave them Bullet bike, golden jewellery' “We gave them a Bullet bike, golden jewellery and currency astatine the wedding, but they said our lad would person got a car (had helium joined idiosyncratic else). Later, my girl adjacent arranged a car, but they didn't halt harassing her.

We couldn't adjacent talk freely to her,” helium said. Her parent said the household had spent astir Rs 20 lakh connected the matrimony and taken loans. “He (Ankur) had besides taken Rs 5 lakh from her. She (Kajal) suffered a lot. I privation justice. He is simply a monster,” she said. The mates had known each different since their assemblage days successful Panipat and joined connected November 23, 2023. Due to predominant disputes astatine their autochthonal location successful Ganaur, Haryana, they shifted to a rented accommodation successful Mohan Garden successful December 2024, but tensions reportedly continued. Police said fiscal accent and home disputes were among the factors down the conflict. “The mates had taken immoderate loans and often had arguments implicit finances and household expenses,” a Delhi Police serviceman said. “On January 22, Ankur allegedly archetypal banged Kajal’s caput against a doorway framework earlier attacking her with a dumbbell,” the serviceman added. A lawsuit was registered astatine Mohan Garden constabulary presumption based connected Nikhil’s complaint. “He was initially booked for effort to murder. After her death, the charges volition beryllium converted to murder,” the serviceman said.