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Mumbai Constable’s Wife, Son Arrested in Culpable Homicide Case After Post-Mortem Finds 38 Injuries

Forensic evidence showing 38 injuries guides a probe into motive.

Overview

  • Smita Suryawanshi, 42, and her son Pratik, 22, were arrested on Wednesday after police registered a case under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
  • The initial accidental death report was upgraded following a post-mortem that cited haemorrhage and shock from 38 injuries on constable Pravin Suryawanshi, 52.
  • Investigators say the two assaulted him at home after a dispute and pushed him into a window that shattered, causing deep cuts to his right hand.
  • Police allege he was left without medical help, and doctors at Sion Hospital later reported he died from blood loss and might have survived with prompt treatment.
  • Detectives are examining a possible financial motive linked to property transfers in Nashik and Kalyan and the constable handing his ATM card to his brother.