Agra: Uttar Pradesh's Taj Nagari police will soon file a charge sheet in Dr Yogita murder case before the Agra Court, a police official informed on Monday.
Dr Vivek Tiwari, Yogita's boyfriend and prime accused in the case has been charged under various Sections of IPC for murder and destruction of evidence.
According to police, Dr Tiwari, working in Agra’s SN Medical College was arrested on August 19 by the police for charges of murder of her girlfriend named Yogita Gautam.
The doctor has confessed to killing Dr Yogita Gautam over a failed love affair. As per Vivek’s confession, when Yogita sat in his car, a heated argument took place between the two after which Vivek, in a fit of rage, strangulated her, police sources said.
After this, he had taken the knife he keeps in his car and had hit her head several times with it. After ensuring that she is dead, he had taken the body to a secluded place and had hidden it in the woods.
The Agra police had recovered Dr Yogita’s body on August 19, from the field in Bamrauli Katra area under Dauki police station of Agra. The body reportedly had injury marks on the face and head.
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Dr Yogita was reported missing from her rented accommodation in Noori Darwaza area under MM Gate police station of Agra on August 18 evening. Her phone was also unreachable after which the family had reported the matter to the police. They had named Dr Vivek Tiwari as the prime suspect.
Yogita’s father had alleged that Tiwari had been pressurising his daughter to marry him for the last few years.
The deceased's family also alleged that Tiwari had also called and threatened them to convince Yogita to get married to him. He had warned them of dire consequences if they failed to convince their daughter.
Speaking to media persons, SP, Agra City, Rohan P Botre said, "Police have collected statements of witnesses and all other evidence in the charge sheet so that the accused Dr Vivek Tiwari can be sentenced to death. The police are waiting for the forensic report, which will be included in the charge sheet later. The court was closed on Monday, so the police did not present the charge sheet before it. But on Tuesday, we will present a charge sheet regarding this case."
"A charge sheet has been prepared against accused Dr Vivek Tiwari. It will be presented in court soon. Police have recorded statements of several important witnesses in the charge sheet. The report of the Forensic Science Laboratory is awaited," he said.
