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Whatever the circumstances, the crime against women continues to rise, alarmingly. With new cases being reported on each passing day, the death under ‘mysterious’ conditions later turns out to be murder. One such gruesome incident was reported from Rajouri. Initially termed as death under ‘mysterious conditions’ on November 16, 2020, later police found out Rupakshi Sharma was murdered by her husband, Shanker Sharma. Taking cognizance of the incident, police started inquest proceedings under 174 CrPC and arrested her husband. Soon after the post mortem of the body was conducted which has proved the fact that her death was a murder. An FIR 10/2021 under section 302 IPC has been registered in Sunderbani police station. Police after two months have arrested Shanker, formally.