Four more Nepalese held in retired IPS officer’s wife’s murder | Hyderabad News
Hyderabad: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Hyderabad police has arrested four more accused from Nepal in the murder case of Tanuja Ranjan, wife of retired IPS officer Vinay Ranjan Ray. With the latest arrests, police have so far apprehended five of the nine accused who allegedly participated directly in the crime. The SIT is working on available leads to nab the remaining accused.The SIT, comprising 19 personnel from the Task Force and Jubilee Hills police, was formed on May 19, 2026, following the murder of Tanuja Ranjan by a gang of offenders from Nepal at her residence in Prashasan Nagar, Jubilee Hills, on the intervening night of May 7 and 8. The team was tasked with investigating the case and other crimes involving offenders from Nepal.Tanuja was found dead in her bedroom by family members on May 8, with her limbs tied and a cloth stuffed in her mouth. The accused, including domestic help Dharma alias Kalpana, allegedly stole 225 grams of gold after the murder.Police teams launched a pan-India search operation and arrested key accused Sunil Bahadur Aauji alias Sunil Pariyar and receiver of stolen property Dilip Bahadur Mijar alias Sonar in Pune on May 22. Police recovered 26 grams of the stolen gold from their possession.The SIT, under the supervision of DCP Vaibhav Gaikwad, tracked the movements of the accused and their associates for five months by camping near the Indo-Nepal border. The team also travelled to Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, Surat, Patna, Delhi, Lucknow and Uttarakhand to gather information.On Monday, the SIT arrested four accused, Dharma Tiruwa alias Kalpana alias Bhimla Bishwakarma (26), BK Ganesh alias Ganesh Bishwakarma alias Dinesh Thapa (31), Chandra Bahadur Tamang alias Ranjeet Thapa alias Shanker Chandra Lama alias Kancha (44), and Ganesh Bahadur Shahi (37), all natives of Nepal, at Nampally railway station and seized ₹51,130 in cash from them.According to Hyderabad police commissioner VC Sajjanar, Kalpana came to Hyderabad in June 2025 and took up a job as a domestic helper at the victim’s house for a monthly salary of ₹20,000 through her relative, Jogi.During her employment, she remained in close contact with the absconding accused, Bikas, a Nepalese national based in Pune. In April 2026, when Kalpana visited Pune to assist her ailing father, she met Bikas and came into contact with the other gang members.“Bikas persistently inquired about her employer and household assets and planned a robbery along with the other accused. The accused will be taken into police remand for further questioning. We appeal to the public to verify the antecedents of workers before hiring them. People can check the Nepal ID card of workers on Nepal’s citizen portal and verify their details,” Sajjanar said.Four other accused, identified as Bikas, Sujan, Dileep and Netra Shahi, remain absconding, and the SIT is working on leads to arrest them.
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