Many types of crimes are discussed a lot in India. In the last few years, it has been seen in India that wives kill their husbands. Even in the year 2025, many wives in India have killed their husbands for various reasons. However, in most cases it has been seen that wives get their husbands murdered because of falling in love with another man.
A heinous crime like getting your husband killed is a mental insanity. The crime of murder cannot be hidden by killing a person. No matter how much such wives plot, they soon get caught by the police. That is why such a crime should not be committed. Rather, if a wife does not want to live with her husband, then the only appropriate way is to get legally separated by taking the help of the court.
Here is a list of such famous cases of India in 2025 in which wives have been accused of killing their husbands.
- Vijay Chauhan murder case, Palghar, Maharashtra - The dead body of a man named Vijay Chauhan (32) was found in a chawl in Nalasopara in Palghar district of Maharashtra on 21 July 2025. It is reported that about 10-15 days ago, Vijay Chauhan's wife Gudiya (30) along with her lover Monu Sharma murdered her husband and buried his body in the ground in his own room. Both of them absconded a few days after the murder. On 22 July 2025, accused Gudiya and Monu Sharma were arrested by the police from Pune.
- Mohammad Shahid Murder Case, New Delhi - According to this case, on 20 July 2025, a man named Mohammad Shahid was stabbed to death by his wife in New Delhi. The wife has been arrested and further investigation is underway.
- Karan Dev murder case, Dwarka, New Delhi - According to this case, Karan Dev (36) was electrocuted to death by his wife Sushmita on the night of 12 July 2025 in Dwarka, New Delhi. Along with Sushmita, Karan Dev's cousin Rahul Dev has also been made an accused in this murder. According to the news, Sushmita was having an affair with her husband's cousin Rahul Dev. Therefore, in the greed of marrying her lover Rahul, Sushmita killed her husband Karan Dev.
- Priyanshu Kumar Singh Murder Case, Aurangabad, Bihar - Priyanshu Kumar Singh was shot dead on 24 June 2025 in Aurangabad district of Bihar. While solving this case, the police said that Priyanshu Kumar Singh was married just 45 days before the murder. His newly married wife Gunja Singh was having an affair with Gunja's 60-year-old "Fufa" Jeevan Singh for the last 15 years. Gunja Singh could not tolerate living with her husband, and she instigated her "Fufa" to kill her husband. As a result, the "Fufa" got Priyanshu killed by hired shooters when Priyanshu was returning home from the railway station.
- Tejeshwar Murder Case, Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh - Tejeshwar, a resident of Gadwal city in Telangana state, was married to Ishwarya on 17 May 2025. Tejeshwar was murdered on 17 June 2025, just a month after the marriage. Police revealed that Tejeshwar's newly married wife Ishwarya, along with her lover Thirumala Rao, conspired to kill her husband and got her husband killed by hired killers.
- Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, Shillong (Meghalaya) - According to the case, Sonam Raghuvanshi, the newly married wife of Bhopal resident Raja Raghuvanshi, conspired with her lover Raj Kushwaha and three other associates to kill her husband. According to the conspiracy, Sonam Raghuvanshi took her husband Raja to Shillong for a honeymoon trip, and on the 12th day of marriage, on 23 May 2025, she took her husband to a tourist site, then there Sonam and her three associates together murdered Raja Raghuvanshi and threw his body into a ditch and after the murder Sonam herself disappeared. After several days, Sonam was arrested from Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh. The hearing of this famous case is going on.
- Dilip Yadav murder case, Auraiya (UP) - Dilip Yadav (25) was murdered on 19 March 2025 in Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh. While solving this case, the police found that Dilip Yadav's wife Pragati Yadav and Pragati's lover Anurag had conspired to kill Dilip Yadav. Dilip and Pragati got married just 15 days before Dilip's murder. Five accused including Pragati and Anurag have been sent to jail in this case.
- Saurabh Rajput murder case, Meerut (UP) – Muskan Rastogi and her partner Sahil Shukla allegedly killed her husband Saurabh Rajput, 35, whose mutilated and cement-sealed body was found inside a blue drum at his Brahmapuri residence in Meerut on March 18, 2025. The trial of this case is still going on.
- Makendra Murder Case, Amroha, (UP) - The body of Makendra, a resident of Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh, was found in the jungle of a village in Amroha district on 15 March 2025. The police revealed that Makendra's murder was planned by his wife Parul and Parul's lover Vineet Sharma. And Vineet Sharma and his 7 friends kidnapped Makendra on 13 March 2025, murdered him and threw his body in the jungle of Amroha. The police have arrested all the nine accused.