A man from Bakarganj in Bareilly has been arrested for allegedly killing several middle-aged women in Uttar Pradesh. The accused, identified as Kuldeep, who targeted women aged 45 to 65 years, is now in custody. According to the police, he had been carrying out these murders in isolated areas of Bareilly’s Shahi and Sheeshgarh since July 1, 2023.
The police disclosed that Kuldeep’s method involved strangling the women with the drape of their sarees or dupattas. They noted that in each of the murder cases attributed to him, the victims were discovered with a saree or dupatta tied around their necks.
Furthermore, Kuldeep was found in possession of clothes, jewellery, and Aadhaar cards belonging to four women who were murdered in the Sheeshgarh and Shahi areas last year.
To locate the suspect, the Bareilly police initiated an operation involving 22 teams working in the rural regions of Shahi and Sheeshgarh. They also reviewed footage from approximately 1,500 CCTV cameras to track Kuldeep’s movements.
Police teams were assigned to conduct continuous patrols within a 25-kilometer radius. Based on the information gathered during the investigation, a sketch of the suspect was created and made public.
According to the police report, Kuldeep’s frustration stemmed from ongoing disputes and conflicts within his family. The situation deteriorated further when his father, Baburam, married another woman while his mother was still alive. Baburam reportedly abused Kuldeep’s mother at the instigation of his second wife.
Kuldeep’s marriage had fallen apart because of his behaviour, leading his wife to leave him. Kuldeep resorted to drinking and eventually began targeting women in the nearby forests. Over the course of more than a year, he killed at least nine women. After conducting continuous search operations and interrogating witnesses for approximately five months, the Bareilly police apprehended Kuldeep.