Delhi’s Shraddha Walker massacre has brought back memories of Doon’s Anupama Gulati massacre 12 years ago. In the year 2010, such an outcome of love marriage took place in the quiet valleys of Doon that the soul of every hearer and seer trembled.
Rajesh Gulati, a software engineer by profession, had killed his wife Anupama Gulati after a quarrel. After this the body was cut into 72 pieces. Anupama lived with her husband Rajesh Gulati in Prakash Nagar, Cantt area of Dehradun.
On October 17, 2010, Rajesh had cut the body into 72 pieces with a stone cutter and saw after killing his wife at home. After this he was hidden in the deep freezer. To dispose of the dead body, he used to carry a piece daily by putting it in a black bag.
After this he used to throw those pieces in the forest on Mussoorie road. He used to tell his two children that the mother has gone to Delhi and will come in a few days. This was revealed when Anupama’s brother Siddhant Pradhan came to Doon.
The court’s decision in this case came on September 1, 2017. Rajesh Gulati was sentenced by the court of Additional District and Sessions Court Pancham Vinod Kumar. Government advocate BD Raturi and defense advocate Utkarsh appeared in front of Judge Vinod Kumar in the court.
Both the sides argued on their behalf. Considering the case as rare of rarest, the court sentenced Rajesh Gulati to life imprisonment. Government advocate BD Raturi told that at present his bail application is pending in the High Court.