More’s wife gave him bitter gourd juice mixed with sleeping pills and when he fell unconscious, they put him in an autorickshaw. The woman then strangulated him with a long cloth and then dumped his body on a bridge.
Three people, including a wife, have been arrested for allegedly killing a husband in Ulwe, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. Police officials said on Friday that these people were arrested a few days after the body of a 38-year-old man was recovered. He said that the minor son of the couple was also taken into custody in this case and he was sent to a juvenile home. Police said that the body of a man named Sachin More was found near a bridge in Vavhal village on the morning of February 23.
An official said, “When the body was found, it could not be identified, after which a case of accidental death was registered. Meanwhile, a woman and her son lodged a complaint at the police station that her husband was missing since February 22. The police showed More’s picture to the mother and son and they identified him. He said that when the police questioned the woman about her husband, she gave evasive answers, which made the police suspicious.
Wife wanted to divorce
The officer said that after this the police examined the woman’s mobile phone, call records and CCTV cameras installed around their house. He said, “The post-mortem report revealed that More had died due to suffocation. After this, a case of murder was registered. During interrogation, the woman told that her husband used to harass her and she wanted to divorce him.” The police officer said that when More was not ready to give divorce, his wife along with her son, friend Rohit Temkar and autorickshaw driver Prathamesh Mhatre hatched a conspiracy to kill him.
Sedatives mixed in bitter gourd juice
According to the conspiracy, More’s wife mixed sleeping pills in bitter gourd juice and made him drink it and when he became unconscious, they made him sit in the autorickshaw. After this, the woman strangled him with a long cloth and then threw his body on the bridge. The officer said that after investigating the case, the police arrested the deceased’s 35-year-old wife and friend Rohit Temkar and autorickshaw driver Prathamesh Mhatre on Thursday. Along with this, the woman’s 16-year-old son was also taken into custody and sent to the juvenile home. He said that all three were produced in the court, where they were sent to police custody till March 5. (Input- PTI Bhasha)
