A famous doctor and his lover hired contract killers to kill the former's wife – a murder case in December 1973 that made headlines for its sensational details
The cold-blooded murder of Vidya Jain, 45, shocked the capital in the winter of 1973. She was the wife of Dr Narendra Singh Jain, a renowned eye specialist who was nominated as honorary surgeon to the then President of India, VV Giri. Among the first known high-profile and sensational cases involving contract killing, it caught the people's imagination.
The killing
On the night of December 4, 1973, at around 10.30pm, Dr NS Jain walked into Delhi’s Defence Colony police station. The doctor said his wife had been murdered and filed a first information report (FIR) in this regard.
The killing
On the night of December 4, 1973, at around 10.30pm, Dr NS Jain walked into Delhi’s Defence Colony police station. The doctor said his wife had been murdered and filed a first information report (FIR) in this regard.