An absconding railway official accused of murdering his wife has been arrested in Guwahati, police confirmed on Saturday.
The accused, Rahul Singh, formerly the station master at Kendukona railway station near Rangia in Assam’s Kamrup district, had been on the run for more than two weeks. He was finally apprehended while working in disguise as a private security guard in a building in Guwahati. Following his arrest, Singh was brought back to Rangia and produced before a local court, which remanded him to four days of police custody.
The case dates back to July 2, when Singh allegedly stabbed his wife, Anjali Singh, to death in front of their two children at their residence. The children later confirmed to police that their father had committed the act.
During the investigation, police were assisted by the Forensic Department and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The probe intensified after an audio clip surfaced in which the victim, Anjali Singh, reportedly warned her relatives of the abuse she was facing. In the clip, she said her husband and mother-in-law were mentally and physically torturing her and even threatening her life.
Anjali reportedly said in the message, “If anything happens to me, Rahul should be held responsible.”
Singh’s arrest ends over two weeks of evasion and sheds further light on the disturbing circumstances of the domestic abuse that preceded the murder. Police continue to investigate possible complicity by other family members, including the mother-in-law.
