Man allegedly kills woman with axe paper cutter:Sends 40 photos videos to her brother, then dies by suicide; bodies found in car

On 24 June at 9:42 pm, as soon as Vardhman Jain, a resident of Ashok Nagar, switched on his mobile internet, more than 40 photos and three videos downloaded on WhatsApp. They showed his cousin, Muskan Jain, with a young man. Shockingly, the sender was the same man seen in the images, Ritik Soni. The messages triggered panic as Muskan was missing and unreachable. After hours of searching, police traced her phone to Mahana village on Isagarh Road, where they found a parked car with the bodies of Muskan and Ritik inside. A pistol, an axe, a paper cutter, sulfas tablets, and a two-page suicide note were recovered from the spot. Initial investigation suggests Ritik first murdered Muskan with an axe and paper cutter before shooting himself. Dainik Bhaskar spoke to the police, family members, and doctors to understand the entire incident. Read the report Car found 10 feet below the road in a field When the Bhaskar team reached the spot, the car was found in a field about 8 feet below the roadside with its front damaged. Blood stains were visible on the lower part of the driver’s door, while the upper portion of the rear glass had turned black, suggesting a fire. A slipper, an axe, a paper cutter, sulfas tablets, and chocolates were also found and seized by police. Rural Police Station in-charge Bhuvnesh Sharma said the police traced Ritik and Muskan’s mobile location to Isagarh Road and searched with their families until 3 am. As the location kept shifting, the team retraced the route and spotted an i-20 parked in the field below the road. Family members were immediately informed to reach near the toll plaza. Eyewitnesses said the car’s horn was blaring continuously. When police opened the driver’s door, the pistol in Ritik’s hand fell to the ground. Ritik’s body was found in the driver’s seat with his head resting on the steering wheel, while Muskan’s body was lying face down on the adjacent seat. Muskan Jain’s cousin, Vardhman Jain, says, I was sitting at the shop at night. Around 10:15 PM, after closing the shop, I checked my mobile and saw dozens of messages from an unknown number. From 9:42 PM, 40-45 photos and 2-3 videos of Muskan were sent. In them, she was seen with a young man. Some photos and videos were very private. According to Vardhman, he immediately informed his brothers about this. All family members immediately reached Muskan’s house in Soni Colony, but she was not there. Uncle said, She had gone to the gym at 9 PM as usual; she used to come back by 9 PM. I had gone to the temple, and Muskan had not returned home even by the time I came back. I am waiting. The search began at the homes of relatives and acquaintances, but no clue was found anywhere. Family members say that Muskan used to visit everyone’s house, so everyone was asked, but she was not at anyone’s house. Then all of us went to the police station with the Municipal President and informed the station in-charge. At that time, no one had thought that Muskan’s search would reach a tragic end a few hours later. Ritwik’s family said – he came home 15 days ago
During the investigation, it emerged that Ritik had returned to Ashok Nagar from Indore about 15 days earlier. On the day of the incident, he left home around 4 pm, briefly returned at 8 pm, and then went out again. Around 10 pm, his brother received a call informing him that private photos and videos of Ritik with a girl had been posted from his social media account. Assuming the account had been hacked, the family did not take it seriously at first. Later, when Ritik failed to return home, his father and other family members began searching for him. According to the family, Ritik and Muskan met in Indore and worked at the same company for nearly two years, during which they became friends. They had visited several places together around the city, and the private photos and videos that surfaced during the investigation are believed to be from that period of their friendship. Girl’s head split, wound near the collarbone as well
District Hospital doctor Rajkumar Jaitwar said a panel of doctors conducted the post-mortem on both bodies. Muskan had a split head with a deep bleeding wound, two deep cuts near the collarbone reaching the muscles, and bleeding from the nose. No other external injuries were found. A female doctor examined the uterus and conducted an internal examination, with samples collected. Dr. Jaitwar said the uterus was normal and there were no signs of rape. Viscera samples were preserved to determine whether any poisonous substance had been consumed. Doctors also found a bullet injury on Ritik’s head. Muskan seen leaving in CCTV at 8:30 PM
According to sources, she was also seen leaving her house in CCTV footage at 8:30 PM. After that, both of them went on Isagarh Road. While driving, the youth turned the car to the wrong side and drove it about 10 feet off the road. Unofficial information related to the incident stated that, as written in the suicide note, the incident could have happened in such a way that Hritik hit Muskan on the back of her head with an axe, and then cut her throat with a paper cutter. Boy killed girl and shot himself
SP Rajiv Kumar Mishra said the girl’s family approached the police around 12:15 AM, after which the location of both Muskan and Ritik was traced near Futera Chakk village on Isagarh Road. A car parked by the roadside was found with both bodies inside. Police recovered a two-page suicide note, mobile phones, an axe, a razor, a pistol, and a spent cartridge from the scene. The rear seat was partially burnt, indicating an attempt to set the car on fire. Preliminary investigation suggests Ritik Soni murdered Muskan before taking his own life. A post-mortem has been conducted, the FSL team inspected the scene, and a six-member SIT comprising two TIs, a sub-inspector, and cyber experts has been formed to investigate the case. Friendship happened in Indore, worked together in a company
The police’s initial investigation revealed that Hritik Soni and Muskan Jain knew each other for about two to three years. Both met in Indore, where they worked together in the same company for about two years. During their job, they became friends and remained in contact for a long time. According to family members, Muskan had studied engineering and worked in the field of interior designing. Some time ago, she had returned to Ashoknagar from Indore. Meanwhile, Hritik was living in Indore, where he had started his own business and was involved in jewellery-related work.