Man dies by suicide after murdering bro-in-law

According to the Chatuhshringi police, Kajale runs a mess from a paying guest accommodation in Baner and was unhappy over Sadekar’s behaviour towards his sister

PUNE: A 40-year-old man, Hemant Kajale, on Tuesday committed suicide in flat number 201 of Shri Samruddhi Housing Society, Baner, after killing his brother-in-law, Dhananjay Sadekar, 38, an auto-rickshaw driver, over a family dispute, the police said. The incident occurred Tuesday morning even as the police came to know about it at around 12 pm.

On Tuesday, Kajale visited his parents in Pune city as his wife was unwell, and found himself and Sadekar alone in the family. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

According to the Chatuhshringi police, Kajale runs a mess from a paying guest accommodation in Baner and was unhappy over Sadekar’s behaviour towards his sister. On Tuesday, Kajale visited his parents in Pune city as his wife was unwell, and found himself and Sadekar alone in the family. The police suspect a heated exchange to have taken place between the two, which ended with Kajale murdering Sadekar. However, the police will come to know the exact reason for the murder only after a detailed investigation. According to the police, Kajale hit Sadekar on the head with an iron rod and later hung himself in the flat.

Balaji Pandhare, senior police inspector at Chaturshrungi police station, said, that as per preliminary investigations, Kajale was unhappy with the way Sadekar treated his sister and this might have led to the altercation that ended with Kajale killing Sadekar in the heat of the moment. Pandhare said that after murdering Sadekar, Kajale called his sister and informed her about the incident and that he was going to commit suicide.

The police rushed to the spot and sent the dead bodies for a post-mortem. According to the police, the family relatives were in no mood to share further information with the police but their statement would be important in the case. A murder and a case of suicidal death have been registered at the Chaturshrungi police station on Tuesday, and further investigation is underway.

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