Overview
- Police identified the victim as 35-year-old Kalpana Soni, who was attacked after demanding the return of her stree-dhan and saying she would leave the home.
- Her husband, Mahesh Soni, and his sister, identified as Dipali or Deepali Soni, were arrested and placed in seven days of police custody by a local court.
- The incident occurred in MB Estate, Virar West, Palghar district, and a murder case was registered at Bolinj Police Station under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Investigators said the injuries indicated blows to the head with a sharp object, contradicting the accused claim that she slipped in the washroom.
- The weapon has not been recovered, a complaint was filed by the victim’s maternal uncle, and police noted the couple’s seven-year-old daughter was not at home.