Famous Instagram influencer Sukhpreet Singh, popularly known as Sukh Ratia, has been arrested on serious charges of murder. Known for his Instagram reels and stylish lifestyle, he has more than 525,000 followers. He is now the prime accused in a gruesome murder case.
The Noida Special Task Force (STF) arrested him and later handed him over to the Navi Mumbai police. The 24-year-old Sukh Ratia, a resident of Haryana, has studied up to the 12th grade. In 2022, he moved to Mumbai with his maternal cousin Gurpreet Singh to pursue a career in modeling. There, he came into contact with a woman who ran a salon and was originally from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. During police interrogation, Sukhpreet admitted that this woman had hired him for 5 lakh rupees to murder another woman — the wife of a man named Kishore Singh.
Kishore Singh had planned the murder of his wife. On the night of May 18, Sukh Ratia and his accomplice Gurpreet Singh, wearing masks, first conducted surveillance on the target. They then followed her and slit her throat on a public street, leading to her death. The entire incident was captured on CCTV.
According to police investigations, Sukhpreet had purchased a knife online ahead of the murder and kept a close watch on the victim’s movements on the day of the crime. It was not an impulsive act but a carefully planned professional contract killing, as per our sources. The duo, reportedly in need of money and chasing online fame, allegedly agreed to commit the crime.
The Noida STF received a tip-off that the two accused were standing near Ghant Chowk circle in the Surajpur police station area and were attempting to flee. The STF immediately informed the Navi Mumbai police, and in a joint operation, both suspects were arrested. Cases have been registered against them under IPC sections 103(1) and 61(2).
According to ASP Rajkumar Mishra of the Noida STF, after the FIR was filed by the Mumbai police, assistance was sought from the Uttar Pradesh STF. Acting on the provided information, a joint operation was launched, and both accused were arrested from the Surajpur area. They have since been handed over to the Navi Mumbai police.
