Nepali Gang Behind IPS Officer’s Wife Murder
Prior to execution of the plan, Kalpana brought everyone under one roof and convinced them there was a huge amount of cash and gold in the retired officer’s house
HYDERABAD: The police have uncovered shocking facts while investigating the murder case of Tanuja, wife of retired IPS officer Vinay Ranjan Roy. The gang involved has been identified as the Nepali “Sahu Gang,” with prime accused Kalpana reportedly directed by her leader from a prison in Delhi.
Police confirmed that interstate criminals were behind the brutal murder, with conspirator Sahu, lodged in Delhi prison, instructing Kalpana to carry out the crime and loot. On Sahu’s direction not to involve local faces, Kalpana united five other gang members—Nepalese from Pune, Patna, Mumbai and Nepal—and conspired to execute Tanuja at the right time and flee to Nepal with the stolen property, sources disclosed.
Prior to execution of the plan, Kalpana brought everyone under one roof and convinced them there was a huge amount of cash and gold in the retired officer’s house. After murdering Tanuja, the accused looted 225 grams of gold jewellery, divided it into five parts and placed them in separate bags before leaving the crime scene, police sources said. Two gang members arrested in Pune revealed these details during questioning.
Police managed to recover most of the stolen property from the house of one of Kalpana’s friends in Mumbai. The arrested persons further revealed that under Sahu’s instructions—whom Kalpana referred to as “Sahu sir” in Nepali—train and bus routes had already been prepared in advance to facilitate escape.
Investigators also conducted inquiries at a house in Lucknow where Kalpana had worked earlier. Three teams along with border security are conducting raids in villages, hotels and houses along the Indo‑Nepal border. Additional teams from the city have been dispatched to Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Kolkata, while existing teams continue to monitor detainees in Mumbai.
By the time the gang reached Pune, local police had already been alerted. Authorities strongly suspect that the other four members who reached Pune may not have escaped and could have gone underground in the city itself.