NEW DELHI: Police revealed that the reason for the murder of elderly couple Radhey Shyam Verma and his wife Veena was the finding of sex chats between their daughter-in-law Monica and her boyfriend. The elderly couple had seized the phone after seeing the sex chat on the phone of their son Ravi's wife Monica. The police revealed that the reason for the sudden murder was the enmity that followed. Monika (30) was arrested by the police yesterday. These findings came to light when Monika was interrogated after the arrest. Earlier, the police had said that a property dispute was the reason for the murder.

Monica continued to have a secret relationship with her boyfriend even though her husband's parents kept the phone. Monika and her boyfriend Ashish decided to kill both of them after this.

Monica graduated from Delhi University and worked in a call center before her marriage. She left her job and lived with her husband after getting married but became active on social media during the lockdown. In August 2020, Monica met Ashish through social media, and a relationship through chat later turned into sex chats. They met several times in hotels as well. Ashish's family opposed the relationship after learning that Monica was married and had a child. The problem worsened when her husband Ravi saw the sex chats. Ravi's parents also started monitoring Monica after this. Monika testified that her in-laws' decision to sell their house in Gokulpuri and move to Dwarka also prompted them to speed up the murder.

The police stated that the murder was done with the help of her boyfriend and friend. Radhey Shyam Verma , a retired vice-principal, and his wife lived on the ground floor while Monica, her husband and son lived on the first floor. Around 7 pm on Sunday, Monica hid her boyfriend and another person on the terrace of the house and entered the elderly couple's bedroom at night and slit their throats. The murder was planned in a meeting held on February 20.