Overview
- A court on Sunday remanded Dilawar Singh, 25, to police custody after his surrender in Kondhwa and transfer to Wakad police.
- Officers identified the deceased as Mary Mallesh Telugu, 26, of Dehu Road, found in a room at Hotel Ambience Inn in Wakad.
- According to police, Singh took Telugu to the lodge on Saturday, checked her phone, and attacked her with a wrench and a sharp blade in a fit of rage.
- Investigators say the pair had been in a relationship and note the meeting followed a birthday celebration for the victim the day before.
- Wakad police registered a murder case under Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita provisions and are establishing the sequence of events.