Former Host of ‘India’s Most Wanted’ Convicted of Murdering His Wife
- 6 years ago
Former Host of ‘India’s Most Wanted’ Convicted of Murdering His Wife
It was not until 2014 that the Delhi High Court accepted a petition by Mrs. Ilyasi’s family to reopen the case and charge Mr. Ilyasi with murder.
Mrs. Ilyasi’s family initially sought charges in 2000 against Mr. Ilyasi, the son of a prominent Muslim cleric, claiming
that he had driven his wife to kill herself after demanding more money as part of a wedding dowry.
Mrs. Ilyasi’s family has long believed her husband was responsible for her death and has pursued him through the courts and in the news media.
a color of suicide," the judge said, according to local news reports. that committed her murder and gave it
Suspicions about the host, Suhaib Ilyasi, first gripped Indian headlines in January 2000, when his
wife, Anju Ilyasi, 30, was found dead from multiple stab wounds in the couple’s East Delhi home.
"I am satisfied with the court order." "India’s Most Wanted," in which Mr. Ilyasi reported on
the country’s at-large criminals, first aired on Zee TV in 1998 and quickly became popular.
It was not until 2014 that the Delhi High Court accepted a petition by Mrs. Ilyasi’s family to reopen the case and charge Mr. Ilyasi with murder.
Mrs. Ilyasi’s family initially sought charges in 2000 against Mr. Ilyasi, the son of a prominent Muslim cleric, claiming
that he had driven his wife to kill herself after demanding more money as part of a wedding dowry.
Mrs. Ilyasi’s family has long believed her husband was responsible for her death and has pursued him through the courts and in the news media.
a color of suicide," the judge said, according to local news reports. that committed her murder and gave it
Suspicions about the host, Suhaib Ilyasi, first gripped Indian headlines in January 2000, when his
wife, Anju Ilyasi, 30, was found dead from multiple stab wounds in the couple’s East Delhi home.
"I am satisfied with the court order." "India’s Most Wanted," in which Mr. Ilyasi reported on
the country’s at-large criminals, first aired on Zee TV in 1998 and quickly became popular.