An official stated that in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, a 22-year-old woman was reportedly strangled by her live-in partner after she insisted on getting married. The accused was arrested by the police from West Bengal several days after the incident.
The crime came to light on March 15 after the woman’s decomposed body was found in a room that they had rented in Dahanu town of Palghar district, he said on Friday.
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Arrest of Accused and Conversion from Accidental Death to Murder Case involving Live-in Partner
The 26-year-old accused, Minazuddin Abdul Ajij Mulla alias Ravindra Reddy, was arrested on March 22 from South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, from where he and the victim belonged, the police official said.
Addressing media on Friday, senior police official Balasaheb Patil said, “The woman, Anisha Barasta Khatun, was found dead on March 15 in a room located in a chawl at Dahanu where she lived with her live-in partner, who was untraceable. The police sent her body for post-mortem and initially registered a case of accidental death.”
“However, the autopsy report confirmed that the death was caused by strangulation. After that, it was converted into a case of murder,” he said.
Soon, a police team was formed with Deputy Superintendent of Police (Dahanu division) Ankita Kanse leading the investigation, he added.
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Investigation Details and Arrest of Accused in Anisha Barasta Khatun Murder Case
During the probe, the police found that the accused Mulla adopted the name Ravindra Reddy in order to get a room on rent and pretended that the victim was his wife, another official said.
The crime came to light after the neighbours complained of a foul smell emanating from the room and informed the owner. As there was no response from inside the room, the owner opened the door, and they found the woman’s decomposed body lying inside. They immediately alerted the police, he said.
A police team was sent to West Bengal to trace and catch the accused. After seven days of persistent efforts, they arrested Mulla in the early hours of March 22, he added.
Pankaj Shirsat, the Additional Superintendent of Police, mentioned that the accused murdered the victim due to her persistent insistence on marrying him, despite his opposition to the idea. Shirsat added that following the arrest, a court in Palghar has ordered Mulla to be in police custody until April 2nd.
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