A horrifying crime was reported from Haryana's Rohtak, where a man buried his tenant alive in a 7-foot deep pit in a field after discovering that he was having an affair with his wife.
The victim, Jagdeep, was a yoga teacher who lived with the accused, Hardeep, in a portion of his house.
According to the police, Hardeep found out about the affair and planned the murder. He paid some people to dig a 7-foot deep pit in Pantavas village of Charkhi Dadri, telling them it was for a borewell.
On December 24, Hardeep and his friends kidnapped Jagdeep, tied his hands and legs, and beat him up before throwing him into the pit and burying him alive. They also taped Jagdeep's mouth so that he couldn't make any noise.
The police recovered Jagdeep's body on Monday after arresting Hardeep and his friends following a long investigation.
A missing person's complaint had been filed on January 3, but the police found no leads until they accessed Jagdeep's call records and found enough evidence to detain Hardeep and one of his friends. During interrogation, the two men revealed the chilling details of the crime.