Valentine’s Day murder: Man shoots woman inside locked car in Noida, then kills self

A man and a woman were found dead inside a locked car parked on the roadside in Sector 107 in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, on Valentines day morning.

Police found the two bodies in the front seats with gunshot wounds after they received information from locals about a suspiciously parked car on Dadri Road.

Officials said that a pistol was discovered inside the Tata Altroz car, leading them to believe that it was a case of suicide.

According to preliminary investigation, the man is suspected of having shot the woman inside the car and then having turned it on himself.

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Noida, Yamuna Prasad told the Indian Express, “Prima facie, it appears to be a case of suicide. But the exact sequence of events will be established after a post-mortem examination and forensic analysis.”

The pistol was recovered from the man’s hand. Two empty shells were also found.

The deceased were identified as Sumit of Trilokpuri and Rekha Devi of Salarpur.

Sumit had reportedly sent a text to Rekha which stated that he and the Rekha had been dating for the last 15 years and that she had promised to marry him. However, he recently found out that she was going to marry someone else.

"I, Sumit, am dying. Rekha is responsible for this. She promised me she would marry me after 15 years together. Now she's going to marry someone else. That's why I'm committing suicide because Rekha betrayed me... I'm committing suicide," he wrote in the message.

Sumit’s family had filed a missing persons report in Delhi before the car was discovered.

The couple had been missing from their homes since Friday.

The bodies have been sent for a post-mortem. Police are probing the history of the couple and the motive behind the killing.