Overview
- An FIR for murder under Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita was registered at Warje-Malwadi Police Station and the case was transferred to Rajgad Police Station for further investigation.
- Investigators say the accused rented a godown near Shindewadi about a month earlier, built a fabrication kiln/iron box, and stocked wood and fuel to execute the plan.
- Police allege he took his wife out on October 26, strangled her at the godown around 10 pm, burned the body, and scattered the ashes in a nearby river in the early hours of October 27.
- Officers say he filed a missing-person complaint on October 28 and made repeated follow-up visits, while CCTV, call records, and technical analysis led to his interrogation and confession.
- According to police, the motive centers on jealousy over an alleged affair, with claims he fabricated digital messages to implicate his wife and that a prima-facie probe indicates he himself had an extramarital relationship.