Pune Businessman’s Wife Arrested for Orchestrating His Brutal Murder
Police allege Mohini Wagh hired contract killers, motivated by financial disputes and an extra-marital affair.
- Satish Wagh, a 55-year-old Pune businessman, was abducted and murdered on December 9, with his body found 40 kilometers from the abduction site.
- Police have arrested Wagh's wife, Mohini Wagh, and five others, alleging she conspired to kill her husband over financial motives and an illicit relationship with their former tenant, Akshay Jawalkar.
- Investigators claim Mohini paid ₹5 lakh to Jawalkar to arrange the contract killing, with ₹1.5 lakh already disbursed as an initial payment.
- The victim was stabbed 72 times within 15 minutes of his abduction, and the murder weapons were reportedly disposed of in a nearby river.
- Police are continuing their investigation to uncover the full extent of the conspiracy, including financial transactions, additional suspects, and the precise motive behind the crime.