Overview
- Police identified the suspect as 32-year-old Naresh Kamalsingh Khadka, who allegedly strangled his wife, Hima Khadka, at their Agakhanwadi home in the early hours of Friday.
- Neighbors alerted officers after the incident, and the body was sent to a government hospital for a postmortem examination.
- Khadka fled the residence after the killing, and officers tracked and arrested him in Panvel, Navi Mumbai, within 24 hours.
- A case was filed under section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which is the murder provision in India’s current criminal code.
- Senior Inspector Abhay Mahajan said investigators are working to establish the motive and gather further evidence as the case remains active.