Uttar Pradesh Shocker: Woman Buys Poison Online, Kills Husband In Second Attempt With Spiked Curd In Firozabad’s Tundla; Accused And Lover Arrested

Firozabad: In what reads like the plot of a chilling crime thriller, a woman in Tundla, Firozabad, teamed up with her lover to murder her husband—not once, but twice. The first time, he survived. The second time, he didn’t.

Shashi Yadav, a homemaker and mother of two, allegedly ordered poison off the internet, mixed it in curd, and fed it to her unsuspecting husband, Sunil Yadav. When he didn’t die the first time, she waited. Two days later, she spiked his curd again. This time, it worked.

Sunil, a farmer and part-time worker in Firozabad city, had been married to Shashi for 12 years. They had two children, 10-year-old Anshu and 6-year-old Deepanshi. What he didn’t know was that his wife was having an affair with a man from the same village—Yadvendra. And together, they wanted him gone.

Murder inspired by another murder

The duo, police say, was inspired by a sensational murder case in Indore where poison was purchased online. They replicated the plan: Shashi ordered the toxic substance over the internet with Yadvendra’s help. Then, on May 12, she served her husband a bowl of curd laced with the deadly chemical. Sunil fell gravely ill and was rushed to hospital. But he survived.

For most people, that would be the end of a nightmare. For Shashi, it was unfinished business.

Once Sunil returned home on May 14, recovering but weak, she served him curd again. He trusted her—after all, who would suspect their own wife twice? Hours later, he collapsed. This time, there was no coming back.

No postmortem, no clue—until the mother spoke up

Sunil’s death appeared natural. His family performed the last rites without a postmortem. Shashi and Yadvendra almost got away with murder.

But something didn’t sit right with Sunil’s mother, Ramdhakeli. She had noticed the way her daughter-in-law behaved and the sudden closeness to Yadvendra. Weeks later, unable to shake off her suspicion, she walked into the local police station and filed a complaint.

“Had she not come forward, this would’ve been buried forever—just like her son,” said SP City Ravi Shankar Prasad.

Police Used Forensics, Digital Trail of Online Poison Purchase to Crack Case

With the body cremated, the police faced a serious hurdle: how to prove a murder with no autopsy? Investigators turned to circumstantial and forensic evidence. They collected Sunil’s clothes, his bedsheet, and mobile call records. The digital footprint of the poison purchase sealed the case.

On Thursday, police arrested both Shashi and Yadvendra. They have been remanded to judicial custody.

Officers Call It One of the Most Chilling Domestic Crimes in Recent Memory

Sunil’s murder has shattered more than one life. His two children are now without parents—one dead, the other behind bars. “We’re looking at ways to ensure the children are taken care of. Their world has collapsed in days,” said a local officer.

In rural Uttar Pradesh, tales of domestic discord are not new. But this one, wrapped in deception, digital crime, and a fatal bowl of curd, has stunned even seasoned investigators.