Indian Techie Arrested 9 Months After Killing Wife, Police Cite Secret Affair

A 30-year-old Indian software engineer has been arrested in the United States for allegedly murdering his wife and staging the crime scene, nearly nine months after she was found dead inside their apartment in Bellevue, Washington.

According to the Bellevue Police Department, Avinash Narne allegedly strangled his 27-year-old wife, Raajitha Sabbineni, on October 27, 2025, before attempting to mislead investigators.

Police said Narne called emergency services claiming his wife had locked herself inside the bathroom and was not responding. Officers forced open the bathroom door and found Sabbineni lying on the floor. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

During initial questioning, Narne told investigators he had left the apartment to run errands and returned about 40 minutes later to find his wife locked inside the bathroom.

However, investigators found no evidence that anyone else had entered the apartment during the period Narne claimed he was away.

The following day, the King County Medical Examiner's Office ruled Sabbineni's death a homicide, determining that she died from asphyxia due to strangulation.

Police Allege Secret Relationship

Investigators later uncovered what they described as a long-running secret relationship between Narne and a woman in India.

According to court documents, Narne married Sabbineni in an arranged marriage on June 5, 2025, while continuing his relationship with the other woman.

Police said the girlfriend even attended the couple's wedding.

Authorities alleged that the relationship continued after Narne's marriage.

Phone records reportedly showed Narne called the woman at least four times on the day of Sabbineni's death, including around the time he told police he was trying to enter the locked bathroom.

Investigators further alleged that Narne sent a photograph of his wife's body to his girlfriend shortly after the incident.

Messages Raised Earlier Concerns

Police also recovered text messages exchanged between Sabbineni and Narne, in which she repeatedly complained that drinks prepared by him tasted unusually bitter.

On the day of her death, she reportedly messaged him saying a smoothie he made tasted like "medicine" and "cough syrup," according to investigators.

He is reportedly being held in custody on US$5 million bail while the investigation and legal proceedings continue.

Crimes of Passion

The case adds to the recent trends of partners killing partners. In recent times, many such incidents have shocked the Indians.

Meghalaya Honeymoon Murder Case

Sonam Raghuvanshi confessed to orchestrating the murder of her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, during their honeymoon in Meghalaya. It is alleged that she hired contract killers, who posed as fellow tourists before killing Raja during a trek on May 23. Sonam and four co-accused are facing prosecution in the case.

Maharashtra Fort Murder Case

In the recent one, Siya and her alleged lover Chetan pushed her fiancée Ketan Agarwal into a nearly 350-foot-deep gorge at a fort, killing him. Investigators also suspect the duo had made an earlier failed attempt to kill Ketan at the same location by allegedly trying to push him into a valley after creating panic over spotting a snake.

Wife Kills Man, Buries Him Under Bathroom Floor

A woman has reportedly been arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra for allegedly killing her husband and burying his body beneath the bathroom floor of their home. Investigators are also examining whether anyone else helped her commit the crime and conceal the body.

Surat man kills wife, packs body in box, covers it with cement

A shocking murder case has come to light from Surat, where a man killed his wife and hid her body inside a wooden box filled with cement to destroy evidence. The accused, Vishal Salvi, later confessed to crime by sending a message from his son’s mobile phone.

The incident happened in the Godadara area. According to police, Vishal killed his wife, Shilpa, on April 20. After the murder, he hid her body in a box and sealed it with cement in his old house near Sahara Darwaza. The crime was discovered when Shilpa’s father, Pradeepbhai Costa from Chhattisgarh, tried calling her on April 21, but her phone was switched off. When he contacted Vishal, he was told that Shilpa had gone missing. Worried, the father came to Surat on April 24, and filled a police complaint.