The Tribune, January 12, 2003

Divorcee held for NRI’s murder
Abhay Jain

Gurgaon, January 11
The District police claim to have arrested a lady and her friend who had allegedly murdered an NRI, Ashok Jain, and dumped his body in a remote village. Senior Superintendent of Police, Mr Kuldeep Singh Siag, informed media persons today that the police arrested Ms Shivani Chopra and her friend Mr Munish Mubar for allegedly murdering Ashok Jain. Their third accomplice, who was with them at the time of the crime, Mr Sudhir Srivastava, is still untraceable, said the officer. Mr Siag said that Ashok Jain was received by Ms Shivani, his long-time friend, at Palam Airport, Delhi, on the night of December 26. She escorted Mr Jain to a Santro car, registration number UP 32 AG 9991, in which she introduced Munish Mubar as the driver and Sudhir Srivastava as the owner of the vehicle. As planned, all of them proceeded towards Jaipur. When they were in Gurgaon, all three occupants allegedly murdered Ashok Jain, using a big hammer, knives and sharp weapons. They had battered his face with such brutality that he could not be recognized. They took his luggage and stripped him down. Later, they dumped the body in an empty plot on the Bhondsi-Ritoj Road near Sohna. An investigative team, comprising Deputy Superintendent of Police Sukhbir Singh and the Sohna SHO, was asked to trace the culprits. Incidentally, the sleuths had recovered an airline tag from the spot where the body was dumped; the tag mentioned the name of the deceased and had other flight details. The tag enabled the police to identify Jain. The records of the deceased’s mobile phone revealed that Shivani had called him many times on the night of the crime.

Shivani, a divorcee having a four-year-old daughter, was arrested, who admitted to her role in the murder before the police. Jain, it is learnt, had a soft corner for Shivani, whom he would occasionally give expensive gifts; he also wanted to take her to the US. Mr Jain dealt in artificial jewellery and handicraft items. However, Shivani wanted to marry her friend Munish Mubar. Together, they planned Jain’s murder with a third colleague.

Hindustan Times, January 12, 2003

Two held for murder of NRI

Abhay Jain
(Gurgaon, January 11)

The district police have arrested two persons, Shivani and her friend Munish Mubar, for allegedly killing an NRI, Ashok Jain, and dumping his body near Sohna a fortnight ago.

Senior Superintendent of Police Kuldeep Singh Siag informed the mediapersons on Saturday, the third accused in the case, Sudhir Srivastava, was still at large.

Siag said Shivani received her long-time friend Ashok Jain at Palam Airport on Dec 26 night. With Jain, Shivani proceeded towards Jaipur in a Santro car.

She introduced Munish and Sudhir as the driver and owner of the car, respectively. However, the trio allegedly murdered Jain in Gurgaon itself. They allegedly disfigured Jain’s face with hammer and knives to prevent his identification and dumped the body on Bhondsi-Ritoj road, near Sohna.