DEHRADUN: Police have booked five persons in an incident in which a youth was found dead after being bitten by a snake inside his car. The youth's girlfriend is one among the accused in the case. The incident took place in Haldwani in Uttarakhand. Businessman Ankit Chauhan (30) was found dead in his car with snake bites on July 15. Initially, Chauhan's death was believed to be an accident. Later, the police registered a case of unnatural death on the complaint filed by Chauhan's sister Isha. The truth came out in the subsequent investigation.

Chauhan's sister Isha had suspicions about Mahi Arya, Chauhan's girlfriend. Based on Isha's complaint, the police monitored Mahi Arya's phone call records. Following this, they arrested a snake charmer named Ramesh Nath. Upon questioning, Ramesh Nath revealed that he was hired by Mahi Arya to get her boyfriend killed.

It is reported that Mahi reached the youth's residence on July 14. According to the police, five persons, including the snake charmer, are involved in the murder. Mahi Arya and her friends are currently on the run. Police have started searching for them.