Published On : Sat, May 3rd, 2014

Husband, in-laws arrested for killing woman; tries to present it as suicide

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Nagpur News : Yet another woman was sacrificed on the name of domestic violence and dowry on Fridayunder the jurisdiction of Jaripatka police station. The husband and in-laws have been arrested by cops after preliminary investigations.

Police informed, the deceased Sneha Pawan Bhalerao (25), a resident of New Indora, near Deshpande flour mill, Barakholi, married the accused Pawan Haridas Bhalerao (32) in the year 2008. However, soon after the marriage, her husband and in-laws Antakala Haridas Bhalerao (mother-in-law), aged 55; Sharda Rajesh Borkar (40), started harassing her physically and mentally for want of dowry. They tortured her continuously. However, the tortures never mellowed down but increased with every passing day.

On Friday, the accused planned to finish her off and hanged her to the ceiling with the help of a dupatta. The accused tried to present it to be a suicide case. However, preliminary investigations revealed that the woman was badly beaten and on the basis of the statements from her maternal relatives and neighbours, Jaripatka police arrested Sneha’s husband Pawan, mother-in-law Antakala, ad Sharda under murder charges. Cops have registered an offence under Sections 302 and 34 of the IPC.

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