Ajmer quadruple murder: Wife arrested for killing ex-sarpanch, family
Synopsis
A woman and her two children allegedly killed four family members — including a former sarpanch and his mother — slitting their throats with farming tools, then set a Scorpio ablaze to fake an accident. The motive, according to police: years of alcohol-fuelled abuse that culminated in a brutal act of retaliation in a Rajasthan village.
Key Takeaways
Four people killed in Shrirampura village, Ajmer , including former sarpanch Ramsingh Chaudhary , his mother Pusi Devi , second wife Surgyan Devi , and niece Mahima .
Victims' throats were allegedly slit using farming tools; bodies were loaded into a Scorpio SUV and set on fire 500 metres from the house.
Ramsingh's first wife Sunita (45) has been arrested; her 19-year-old daughter and 17-year-old son have been detained.
Police say prolonged physical and mental abuse by Ramsingh, including an assault on his daughter on Wednesday evening , preceded the killings.
Ajmer SP Harshvardhan Agarwala led the investigation; a formal chargesheet is being prepared.
Police in Ajmer have arrested a woman and detained her two children in connection with the killing of four people, including former sarpanch Ramsingh Chaudhary, whose bodies were found inside a burning Scorpio SUV in Shrirampura village on Thursday morning. The accused allegedly slit the victims' throats using farming tools before setting the vehicle ablaze to disguise the killings as an accident.
The Victims and the Crime Scene
The four deceased have been identified as former sarpanch Ramsingh Chaudhary; his mother and former sarpanch Pusi Devi; his second wife, Surgyan Devi; and his niece, Mahima. Three bodies were recovered from the rear compartment of the Scorpio, while Surgyan Devi's partially burnt body was found in an adjacent field. According to reports, a truck driver had pulled her from the burning vehicle before she was rushed to hospital, where doctors declared her dead.
The incident took place within the limits of the Borada police station. Kasir sarpanch Bhagchand Chaudhary informed police that villagers received news of a vehicle fire on the Shrirampura road at around 6:00 AM. Senior officials, including Ajmer Superintendent of Police Harshvardhan Agarwala, reached the scene shortly afterwards and launched a formal investigation.
Who Has Been Arrested
Ramsingh's first wife, Sunita (45), has been arrested, while the couple's 19-year-old daughter and 17-year-old son have been detained, according to SP Agarwala. Police said Sunita allegedly continued to weep and mourn in front of villagers after the incident to avoid suspicion, while the minor son reportedly appeared unusually calm and showed little visible distress.
What the Investigation Revealed
According to the investigation, Ramsingh allegedly subjected his first wife and children to prolonged physical and mental abuse, frequently assaulting them while under the influence of alcohol. The son was reportedly beaten regularly, and Ramsingh allegedly assaulted his daughter on Wednesday evening — the night before the killings.
During interrogation, police learned that later that night, Sunita, along with her daughter and minor son, allegedly attacked Ramsingh inside the house and slit his throat using a farm tool. The minor son then reportedly siphoned diesel from a tractor on the property. The accused allegedly placed the body in the Scorpio, drove it nearly 500 metres from the house, poured diesel on the vehicle, and set it ablaze. The mother and daughter allegedly stayed at home while the minor son later returned.
How Police Cracked the Case
Police used water tankers sourced from nearby areas to extinguish the flames engulfing the Scorpio. The investigation, led by SP Agarwala, connected witness accounts, forensic evidence, and interrogation to establish the sequence of events. The attempt to stage the scene as a vehicular accident was undone by the discovery of Surgyan Devi's body in the adjacent field and the condition of the victims' injuries.
The case now moves toward a formal chargesheet, with police examining the roles of all three accused — including the two minors — under applicable provisions of law.
Point of View
Alcohol-driven assaults, and the reported attack on a daughter the very night before — form a backdrop that investigators and courts will have to weigh carefully. The staging of the crime as a road accident also points to a calculated, if ultimately unsuccessful, attempt to exploit gaps in rural forensic response. That a truck driver's chance intervention unravelled the cover-up underscores how thin the margin was. The involvement of a minor — reportedly calm under questioning — raises serious questions about the psychological toll of prolonged domestic violence on children, and whether the juvenile justice framework is equipped to handle such cases with the nuance they demand.
NationPress
2 Aug 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Who was killed in the Ajmer Shrirampura village murder case?
Four people were killed: former sarpanch Ramsingh Chaudhary, his mother and former sarpanch Pusi Devi, his second wife Surgyan Devi, and his niece Mahima. Their bodies were found inside or near a burning Scorpio SUV in Shrirampura village under Borada police station limits in Ajmer.
Who has been arrested in connection with the Ajmer murder case?
Ramsingh's first wife Sunita (45) has been arrested, while their 19-year-old daughter and 17-year-old son have been detained by police. Ajmer SP Harshvardhan Agarwala confirmed the arrests following interrogation.
What was the motive behind the killings?
According to police, Ramsingh allegedly subjected his first wife and children to prolonged physical and mental abuse, frequently assaulting them while drunk. An alleged assault on his daughter on Wednesday evening is said to have preceded the killings that night.
How did the accused try to conceal the crime?
The accused allegedly loaded the bodies into a Scorpio SUV, drove it about 500 metres from the house, poured diesel on the vehicle, and set it on fire to make the murders appear to be a vehicular accident. Sunita reportedly wept openly in front of villagers afterwards to avoid suspicion.
How did police solve the case?
Police pieced together witness accounts, forensic evidence, and interrogation of the accused. The discovery of Surgyan Devi's partially burnt body in an adjacent field — she had reportedly been pulled from the vehicle by a truck driver — contradicted the accident theory and led investigators to the family.
