Maharashtra: Woman Police Constable Kills Husband With Help Of Lover
The constable, four others, who took part in the murder, have been arrested, officials said
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In a shocking incident, a female police constable was arrested in Maharashtra’s Palghar on charges of killing her husband, police said. Along with the constable, four others were held for the alleged crime, police added.
The constable has been identified as WPC Snehal Patil. According to officials, she was having an affair with her colleague Vikas Pashte. Her husband Pundalik had reportedly objected to her affair, post which Patil hatched a plan to get rid of her him, officials said.
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MUMBAI: A lady cop and her lover, working in the Vasai police station have been arrested for allegedly killing her husband. The three contract killers have also been nabbed.
In the wee hours of February 17, Manor police were informed about an auto-rickshaw that had turned turtle on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad national highway near Dhekale village. The unidentified driver was found dead with severe head injuries.
An accidental death case was registered. The autopsy later revealed that the victim had died after being hit on the head by a sharp object.
The body was identified as that of Pundalik Patil (35), a resident of Vasai. His wife Snehal (25), is a constable attached to the traffic wing of the Vasai police.
Updated Mar 03, 2021 | 21:45 IST
A woman and her lover allegedly hatched a plan to murder her husband and hired three men for the job. As per the cops, Snehal has Rs 2.5 lakh to Pashte, asking him to eliminate her husband (Representative Image). | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The accused had been in a relationship from 2014
Mumbai: A woman and her paramour allegedly hired hitmen to murder her husband. The three men, hired for eliminating the lady cop s husband were nabbed by the police. The incident took place on February 17. The accused wanted to pass off the murder as an accident.