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Engineer dies in Delhi, 4 accused including wife arrested
Samira Vishwas | August 24, 2026 9:24 AM CST

Police have arrested the wife and three of her relatives in connection with the death of 31-year-old software engineer Vinay Gupta in Nihal Vihar, Delhi. According to the police, the CCTV was switched off before the incident. The investigation has revealed allegations of assault and murder.

New Delhi: Police have arrested four people, including his wife, in connection with the death of 31-year-old software engineer Vinay Gupta in Nihal Vihar area of ​​Delhi. Police investigation alleges that the CCTV camera of the house was switched off before the incident and after this Vinay was assaulted. Seriously injured Vinay died on the way to the hospital. Investigation of the matter is ongoing.

Allegation of switching off CCTV before the incident

The death of software engineer Vinay Gupta in Nihal Vihar has shocked the family and local people. According to the police, the CCTV camera installed in the house was switched off some time before the incident on August 21. The investigating agencies are now trying to find out under what circumstances and on whose instructions the camera was switched off.

Initial police investigation has revealed that after the CCTV was switched off, Vinay's wife Rekha's brother and sister-in-law reached home. After this Vinay was allegedly assaulted. An attempt was made to take seriously injured Vinay to the hospital, but he died on the way.

Police have arrested four people including Rekha in the case. The arrested accused also include Rekha's brother Raju, Vedprakash and sister-in-law Poonam. However, the allegations and the entire sequence of events can be confirmed only after the investigation is completed.

Controversy started regarding child's medicine

According to the police, the incident started from a domestic dispute in the family. On Friday morning, Vinay had asked his wife to apply medicine on the ulcers on their younger son's body. It is alleged that Rekha refused to do so, after which an argument broke out between the two.

According to police investigation, after the dispute escalated, Rekha went out of the house and called her brother Raju, Vedprakash and sister-in-law Poonam there. After reaching his home after some time, the situation worsened and Vinay was allegedly assaulted.

Investigators are now trying to find out how the dispute between the people present in the house turned violent and who played what role in the fight.

Father told how the dispute escalated

Vinay's father Premchand and mother Renu Gupta also live in the same house. Many important things to the incident have come to light in the statement given by the family to the police.

According to Vinay's father, people from Rekha's maternal home had told that they had come to talk to Vinay. After this he went inside to get water for them. When he returned after some time, he allegedly saw Vinay being assaulted.

The family alleges that attempts were made to save Vinay, but the attackers did not listen to them. Vinay's mother also tried to save her son. Police are now matching the statements of the family members with CCTV footage and other available evidence.

Mother made serious allegations

According to Vinay's mother, the accused threw her son on the ground and assaulted him. He alleged that Vinay was thrown on the bed, held by his neck and kicked and punched in the stomach.

The mother also alleges that when she tried to intervene, she was also pushed. When the situation became serious, she went out to call the neighbors. When she returned, Vinay's condition was very bad.

According to the family, an attempt was made to take Vinay to the hospital, but he died on the way. The police is now also investigating the actual cause of death on the basis of post-mortem report and medical records.

Vin was a software engineer in a Noida companythis

Vinay Gupta lived in Lakshmi Park area and worked as a software engineer in a multinational company in Noida. He was married to Rekha about three and a half years ago.

According to the family, the couple has four-month-old twins. There is an atmosphere of mourning in the family after the incident. Police are also investigating whether the domestic dispute was already going on or the incident happened suddenly.

The important question now facing the investigators is why the CCTV was switched off before the incident and what was the activity of each person present in the house.

Murder case against four people including wife

Police have arrested Rekha, Raju, Vedprakash and Poonam. A case has been registered at Nihal Vihar police station under section 103(1) of the Indian Judicial Code and section 3(5) of murder.

Police are examining CCTV footage, statements of eyewitnesses and other evidence. The aim of the officials is to establish the entire sequence of events from before the incident till Vinay's death.

The investigation is also looking into whether any person other than those present in the house had a role in the incident or not. Police are interrogating the accused and trying to clarify the reason behind the incident and the circumstances of the alleged attack.

CCTV and statements of witnesses are important evidence

CCTV footage has become an important part of the investigation in this case. Police are trying to find out when the camera was switched off, who entered the house before and after that and what activities took place inside the house at the time of the incident.

Apart from this, statements of neighbors are also considered important in the investigation. Police are trying to find out whether anyone heard any noise, dispute or call for help during the incident.

The post mortem report will also be important in the case, as it may provide more clear information about the cause of Vinay's death and the nature of injuries sustained on the body.

Complete picture will emerge after investigation

At present, the police have arrested four people and the investigation of the case is going on. Action is being taken on the basis of the allegations made by the family and the information revealed in the initial investigation by the police. The allegations against the accused are yet to be proved in the court.

After the completion of the investigation, the complete picture of the incident is expected to emerge on the basis of CCTV footage, medical report, statements of eyewitnesses and other evidence. At the same time, after Vinay's death, his family has faced many serious challenges including the care of four-month-old twins.


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