2 arrested in Maharashtra for murder of 32-year-old woman: Police

The 32-year-old woman was found in the Vaitarna river on February 7, police said. (representative)

Palghar:

Police on Wednesday claimed to have solved the murder case of a Palghar woman as two men were arrested in Maharashtra’s Solapur and Dhule districts.

The man was found with a severed head in the Vaitarna River on February 7, Palghar district superintendent of police Balasaheb Patil said at a press conference here. corpse of woman.

Police were initially unable to identify the victim but found she had the word “Mamta” engraved on her right arm and a silver ring on her ankle.

Police registered a case under the ICC section relating to murder and other allegations against unidentified persons and initiated an investigation.

He said that after weeks of investigation, police discovered that the silver rings had been purchased from a jeweler in the Doul district.

Police officials said they identified the victim as 32-year-old Mamta Pawra, a resident of Shirpur in Dhule district.

He said based on the information received, they arrested two persons, namely Govind Yadav, 45, from Solapur and Dhule ) Mahesh Ravindra Badgujar of Shirpur.

The officer said Yadav was related to the victim.

He said that during interrogation it was found that the victim forced the accused Yadav to marry her and transfer the property to her name.

An argument broke out between them, which led to the murder, the official said.

He added that Yadav had committed the crime with the help of his associate Badgujar.

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