Sahil Gehlot had plans to push Nikki Yadav out of car and pass it off as accident

PTI sources also said that Gehlot's father knew about Nikki Yadav's murder and allegedly supported his son.

Sahil Gehlot, accused of killing his live-in partner Nikki Yadav and keeping her body in a refrigerator, had plans to push her out of his car and pass it off as an accident, PTI quoted sources as saying. When his plan could not succeed, he strangulated her inside the car at the Nigambodh Ghat parking area.

Gehlot allegedly killed Yadav, stuffed her body inside a refrigerator of his dhaba in southwest Delhi, and went off to marry another woman. The incident had come to light on February 14, Valentine's Day, four days after the crime.

The police have so far arrested Gehlot, his father and four others -- two cousins and two friends -- in connection with the case. The police claimed that the accused had planned to get rid of Yadav so that Gehlot could marry a second time to a woman of the family's choosing.

PTI sources also said that Gehlot's father knew about Nikki Yadav's murder and allegedly supported his son. He had no qualms in admitting his role in the murder and told police that they had to somehow get rid of Yadav, the sources said.

They said one of the cousins of Gehlot arrested in the case is a policeman and an FIR under IPC section 354 (assault of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) was registered against him at the Kanjhawala police station in a separate incident.

''Gehlot had married Nikki Yadav at an Arya Samaj temple in 2020. The couple had not informed their respective families about their marriage. However, when Gehlot's parents started looking for a girl for his marriage and started pressuring him to take interest in marriage..., he finally revealed to his family that he was already married," a police officer privy to the probe told PTI. However, when Gehlot's family got to know about his marriage to Yadav, they expressed their displeasure over him marrying a girl of his choice without informing them.

"On multiple occasions, the accused persons persuaded him to leave Nikki Yadav and get her out of the way. They kept putting pressure on him and he also failed to convince his family members," the officer said.