Pune: Accused Killed Woman To Avoid Getting Caught For Stealing, Was Released From Jail Few Days Ago
Hadapsar, 28th April 2023: A woman was found murdered and her body was thrown into a well in Manjari Budruk, Hadapsar, Pune.
The Hadapsar police have arrested Rajesh Ashok Mulekar, from Kavadipat, Malwadi, Loni Kalbhor, for the crime. Mulekar confessed to the murder because he feared that he would be sent to jail after the woman saw him stealing.
The victim has been identified as Usha Ashok Deshmukh, a resident of Malwadi, Kavadipat, Loni Kalbhor. The case was registered after Snehal Abhay Kalbhor, a resident of Manjari Budruk, filed a complaint.
The investigation team spent two days visiting various areas to gather information about the accused. They received information that a person from Malwadi had gone missing since the incident and was released from jail four to five days ago. The information was received by policemen Sameer Pandule, Prashant Dudhaal, and Nikhil Pawar.
According to the police, Mulekar was detained from Fursungi where he had gone to do painting work. He confessed to the crime. Mulekar stated that on April 24, he went to steal the water motor from the well on the campus of Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (Agriculture University) in Manjari. When Usha Deshmukh saw him stealing the motor, he hit her on the head with a cement block and killed her by stabbing her with a chopper. Her body was then thrown into the well. She was reportedly going to inform the authorities about him.
The investigation team was led by Senior Police Inspector Arvind Gokule, with assistance from Inspector (Crime) Digambar Shinde, Vishwas Dagle, Assistant Police Inspector Vijaykumar Shinde, Sub Inspector Avinash Shinde, and Sushil Lonkar, Sandeep Rathod, Shahid Sheikh, Sachin Jadhav, and Prashant Tonpe.
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