Caught with ‘lover’ at hotel, UP woman jumps off roof and flees; husband fears murder plot, seeks police protection | Meerut News
NEW DELHI: A married woman jumped off the roof of a hotel and fled after her husband allegedly caught her with another man in a room in Baraut town of Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district, officials said on Tuesday. While the alleged lover was caught by locals and handed over to police, the woman managed to escape before cops arrived. The husband has submitted a complaint fearing threat to his life. The incident took place on Monday at a hotel on Chaprauli Road in Baraut. According to police, the woman had checked into the hotel with her alleged lover, Shobhit. Shortly after, her husband and in-laws reached the spot, having apparently followed her. Seeing them, the woman panicked and jumped from the approximately 12-foot-high hotel roof before fleeing. A video of the incident has surfaced, showing the woman leaping off the rooftop. Baraut Kotwali SHO Manoj Kumar Chahal said, “The alleged lover has been detained and is being interrogated. The hotel was being run on rent by a youth from Tugana village, who is also being questioned. The case is under investigation based on the complaint filed by the husband, and necessary action will follow.” As per the complaint, the woman was married in 2019 to a man from Kakore village, and the couple has a son. The husband alleged that his wife was involved with several men before marriage and that the relationships continued afterward. He further claimed she used to threaten him with false cases and even threatened to kill him if he objected, according to the complaint. The husband also said that the couple was undergoing marital counselling at the Women’s Cell at the SP office on the day of the incident. Later, he saw his wife leave with her alleged lover on a bike and followed them to the hotel, after which he alerted police. Following the dramatic escape, the husband expressed fears for his life and has requested police protection, the SHO said.
