Geeta and her daughter Deepika were murdered by Geeta's paramour Vikas Jaiswal, who confessed to the crime after being arrested. Jaiswal, enraged by Geeta's recent neglect, entered her home, attacked them, and staged the scene as a robbery. Call records and evidence led to his arrest and confession.
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