Woman, lover arrested for killing husband, dumping body in creek

THANE: A 25-year-old woman, along with her 23-year-old lover, allegedly murdered her husband Balram Mishra with a sharp weapon in their Bhiwandi home

THANE: A 25-year-old woman, along with her 23-year-old lover, allegedly murdered her husband Balram Mishra with a sharp weapon in their Bhiwandi home. They then placed the body in a suitcase and dumped it in a creek. The Narpoli police acted swiftly and arrested the lover, Anubhav Ramprakash Pandey, from Lucknow, and also detained the wife.

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According to police, the deceased, Balram alias Shekhar, and his 25-year-old wife were originally from Kuhiddia village in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. After their marriage, they lived on the third floor of Om Sai Apartment near Durgesh Park at Reti Bandar Road in Kasheli, Bhiwandi. The accused, Anubhav Pandey, also lived as a tenant in the same apartment complex. As both the deceased and the accused were from Uttar Pradesh, they became close and developed a friendship. This led to a romantic relationship between the wife and Anubhav Pandey, resulting in an illicit affair.

Since the deceased was an obstacle to the illicit relationship, the accused, Anubhav Pandey, conspired with the wife to murder her husband, Balram alias Shekhar. As planned, on the morning of August 7, they killed Balram with a sharp weapon at home and placed his body in a suitcase, which they discarded in a creek in the Kasheli area.

After arrest, the accused confessed to the crime. On August 22, a case was registered at the Narpoli police station against both the accused under sections 103(1) and 238, 3(5). The lover, Anubhav Pandey, has been arrested, and the deceased’s wife has been detained.

On Friday, Anubhav Pandey was remanded to police custody till August 29. Police reported that a search is underway in the Kasheli creek to find the body of the deceased. The investigation is being led by Police Inspector Gnyaneshwar Kadam.