At a glance: Amarmani Tripathi and Madhumita Shukla sex scandal

New Delhi: On May 9, 2003 a 7-month pregnant 24-year old woman was gunned down in her apartment in Lucknow. This spine chilling incident that took place in the Lucknow's Paper Mill Colony sent shockwaves across UP and rest of India. The question arose: why would one get a young pregnant lady killed in her apartment? Why should anybody kill a woman who was also an emerging poetess?There were numerous questions to be answered. Madhumita was a poetess who through her verses once urged the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to marry the then Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and bring Pakistan as dowry.Subsequent inspections revealed the name of a politician from Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Amarmani Tripathi. It was learnt that the murder took place on Amarmani's instructions.In later investigation, it was uncovered that the UP politician, Amarmani Tripathi was having an illegitimate affair with Madhumati and had got her pregnant.Allegedly the chief investigator of the case Mahendra Lalka, was suspended on Mayawati's orders. Mahendra Lalka who was the state CID director had denied a clean chit to Amarmani Tripathi. Lalka was called back within 45 days.Once the case reached its further stages and handed over to CBI, Tripathi's wife's name also came into limelight. Phone calls which were made in relation with Madhumita's murder hinted towards Madhumani, Tripathi's wife. Madhumani was subsequently convicted.Amarmani, his wife and few other associates were sentenced to life imprisonment in 2007.Let's have a look at some interesting pictures of Amarmani Tripathi and Madhumita Shukla:Nidhi Shukla, Madhumita's sister