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{{Short description|Controversial double suicide case}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox news event
| title = Shilpi-Gautam Murder
| image =
| image_upright =
| caption =
| also_known_as = Shilpi Jain Murder Case <br/> Fraser Road Double Murder <br/> Bungalow No.12 Murder
| type = Unsolved death, Alleged [[double murder]]
| arrests = Birendra Prakash Singh, Dipak Singh (later released)
| inquest = Postmortem revealed poisoning and rape
| inquiries = [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] investigation, [[Bihar Police]] preliminary inquiry
| trial = No formal trial; case closed as suicide
| motive = Alleged [[sexual exploitation]]; [[political suppression]]
| theme = Political [[cover-up]], [[Violence against women]]
| date = 3 July 1999
| time = ~ late night / early hours (exact time uncertain)
| place = [[Frazer Road]], [[Patna]], [[India]]
| verdict = Double suicide (as per CBI)
| reported injuries = Evidence of sexual assault (multiple rapes alleged)
| suspects = [[Sadhu Yadav]]<ref>[https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/suicide-pact-rocks-patna/cid/918826 suicide pact rocks patna]</ref><ref>[https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/couple-died-of-asphyxiation/cid/918056 couple died of asphyxiation]</ref><ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/shilpis-kin-reject-cbi-report/articleshow/117714.cms shilpis kin reject cbi report]</ref>
| notes = Remains controversial; multiple appeals for reinvestigation citing political interference and unanswered questions.
}}

The '''Shilpi-Gautam murder''' is the infamous case of death of two individuals, '''Shilpi Jain''' and '''Gautam Singh''', which shook the [[Bihar]] government of the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/126556/bihar-netas-flirt-sex-aur.html|title=Bihar netas flirt with 'sex aur dhoka'|date=5 January 2011|access-date=27 April 2022|archive-date=2 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402121941/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/126556/bihar-netas-flirt-sex-aur.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/shilpi-soul-denied-peace-as-cbi-sits-on-case-file/articleshow/47813620.cms|title=Shilpi soul denied peace as CBI sits on case file|newspaper=The Times of India|date=29 May 2003|access-date=29 August 2022|archive-date=29 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829064747/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/shilpi-soul-denied-peace-as-cbi-sits-on-case-file/articleshow/47813620.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The case was finally closed as [[suicide pact|double suicide]], although many remain unconvinced with the investigation.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=जब पटना के एक गराज में मिली दो लाशें और हिल गई थी बिहार की सरकार |url=https://www.jansatta.com/crime-news-hindi/bihar-shilpi-jain-and-gautam-singh-case-which-shook-bihar-government/2084830/ |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Jansatta |language=hi |archive-date=14 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314060755/https://www.jansatta.com/crime-news-hindi/bihar-shilpi-jain-and-gautam-singh-case-which-shook-bihar-government/2084830/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=MLA की गाड़ी से मिली थी दो लाशें, Semen को बताया गया था पसीना! आत्महत्या या मर्डर? |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/bihar-jharkhand/patna/bihar-know-about-the-full-story-of-shipli-and-gautam-case/901417 |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Zee News |language=hi |archive-date=27 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427171832/https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/bihar-jharkhand/patna/bihar-know-about-the-full-story-of-shipli-and-gautam-case/901417 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=सिंह |first=अरुण |date=2022-02-13 |title=जंगल राज का वो क्राइम, जिसे बिहार नहीं भूला |url=http://www.navbharatgold.com/day-today/shilpi-jain-murder-case-bihars-crime-story/story/89527047.cms |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Navbharat Gold |language=hi}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2013-01-10 |title=The Memory of Rape |url=https://openthemagazine.com/features/india/the-memory-of-rape/ |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Open The Magazine |language=en-GB |archive-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701173140/https://openthemagazine.com/features/india/the-memory-of-rape/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SUICIDE PACT ROCKS PATNA |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/suicide-pact-rocks-patna/cid/918826 |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |archive-date=2 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402121941/https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/suicide-pact-rocks-patna/cid/918826 |url-status=live }}</ref> Shilpi was the daughter of Ujjwal Kumar Jain, a clothes store (Kamla Stores) owner and Gautam was the son of a London based doctor, B.N Singh. He was associated with the youth wing of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Shilpi-Gautam Murder Case |url=http://criminalsinpoliticsinindia.weebly.com/2/post/2019/03/shilpi-gautam-murder-case.html |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=INDIAN CRIMINAL SCANDALS |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The two were believed to be in a relationship.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2011-01-05 |title=Bihar netas flirt with 'sex aur dhoka' |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/126556/bihar-netas-flirt-sex-aur.html |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en |archive-date=2 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402121941/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/126556/bihar-netas-flirt-sex-aur.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Discovery of bodies ==
On 3 July 1999 two bodies of a boy and a girl were discovered in a semi nude state inside a car in a parking near quarter number 12, [[Frazer Road]], Patna. This quarter belonged to [[Sadhu Yadav]], the [[brother-in-law]] of [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] and a [[Bihar Legislative Council|Member of Legislative Council]] for the ruling party [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]].The bodies were identified as Shilpi and Gautam.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Both of them were missing since 2 July 1999.{{fact|date=February 2023}}

== Police investigation ==
The police investigation and handling in this case came under serious questioning. Even before the police could secure the crime scene, the supporters of the MLC reached the scene and created a lot of ruckus. Even the vehicle was driven to the police station by a constable instead of being towed, which rendered getting any fingerprint information from the steering wheel impossible. Police initially declared this a case of suicide even before the [[Viscera]] report. Then later they reported possibility of poisoning. The body of Gautam was cremated in a hurry without taking permission from his family members. Another inconsistency found in the police report was that the garage was locked from inside and the key was missing, so the person who called police must have been aware of the bodies.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />

== CBI investigation ==
Six days after the discovery of bodies, Shilpi's family came forward and claimed it was a murder and not suicide. There was also huge political uproar over the case due to involvement of political personalities. All this combined with the botched up investigation done by police till then, the state government was forced to hand over the case to [[Central Bureau of Investigation]]. The [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] sent off the vaginal fluid of Shilpi for DNA testing in [[Hyderabad]]. The test report suggested that multiple people had raped Shilpi before her death. The CBI asked for the DNA sample of a MLC, who refused to provide the sample. It is believed that the MLC who refused was [[Sadhu Yadav]]. Four years later, CBI close the case. In its report submitted to the court, CBI declared it to be a case of suicide.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lalu Prasad Yadav led Bihar to its darkest days, the journalists supporting him don't seem to remember that |url=https://www.myind.net/Home/viewArticle/lalu-prasad-yadav-led-bihar-to-its-darkest-days-the-journalists-supporting-him-dont-seem-to-remember-that |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=MyIndMakers |archive-date=2 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402121935/https://www.myind.net/Home/viewArticle/lalu-prasad-yadav-led-bihar-to-its-darkest-days-the-journalists-supporting-him-dont-seem-to-remember-that |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Women soft target of flamboyant politicians - Shwetnisha, Shilpi and many other victims keep alive accusations against leaders from their graves |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/women-soft-target-of-flamboyant-politicians-shwetnisha-shilpi-and-many-other-victims-keep-alive-accusations-against-leaders-from-their-graves/cid/435772 |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |archive-date=27 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427202824/https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/women-soft-target-of-flamboyant-politicians-shwetnisha-shilpi-and-many-other-victims-keep-alive-accusations-against-leaders-from-their-graves/cid/435772 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-19 |title=सेक्स, क्राइम और सीबीआई: बिहार की राजनीति को हिला देने वाले हत्याकांड • Marginalised |url=http://marginalised.in/2018/08/02/sex-crime-and-cbi-murder-cases-which-rocked-bihar-politics/ |access-date=2022-04-27 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819122149/http://marginalised.in/2018/08/02/sex-crime-and-cbi-murder-cases-which-rocked-bihar-politics/ |archive-date=19 August 2018 }}</ref>

Although the parents of Shilpi rejected the CBI report and still feel it to be a case of Murder and want a fresh investigation to be done.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Sanjay K. Ojha |date=7 Aug 2003 |title=Shilpi's kin reject CBI report {{!}} Patna News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/shilpis-kin-reject-cbi-report/articleshow/117714.cms |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=27 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427202825/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/shilpis-kin-reject-cbi-report/articleshow/117714.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Recently Prashant Jain, the brother of Shilpi Jain was kidnapped from outside his home and later freed.<ref>{{Cite web |agency=TNN |date=6 Jan 2006 |title=Shilpi Jain's brother kidnapped {{!}} Patna News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/shilpi-jains-brother-kidnapped/articleshow/1360917.cms |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=27 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427202824/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/shilpi-jains-brother-kidnapped/articleshow/1360917.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Prashant Jain freed by abductors |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2006/jan/17jain.htm |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=www.rediff.com |archive-date=27 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427202824/https://www.rediff.com/news/2006/jan/17jain.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Crime in Bihar]]
[[Category:Suicide in India]]
[[Category:History of Patna]]
[[Category:Incidents of violence against women]]
[[Category:People murdered in Bihar]]
[[Category:People murdered in India]]
[[Category:1999 murders in India]]
[[Category:Femicide in India]]
[[Category:Political sex scandals in India]]
[[Category:1990s in Bihar]]
[[Category:July 1999 in India]]
[[Category:July 1999 crimes]]
[[Category:1999 scandals]]
[[Category:Sexual abuse cover-ups]]
[[Category:Rape in India]]
[[Category:Police misconduct in India]]
[[Category:Rashtriya Janata Dal]]

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