Woman murders husband with boyfriend’s help

The Hill Line police station in Ambernath solved a case involving the murder of a 32-year-old man within eight hours after they found his body on Tuesday morning. The police have arrested his wife and her boyfriend, who killed him by slitting his throat, and threw his body 150 m away from their residence.

The police said the deceased Sanjay Hajravay, 32, a worker at a goldsmith’s workshop, lived with his wife Anuba, 23, and their three-year-old son in Akruti chawl at Nevali village in Ambernath.

On Tuesday, the Hill Line police station was informed about a body found by locals at an open place, at 150m from Hajravay’s house.

Jitendra Agarkar, police inspector (crime), Hill Line police station, first interrogated the neighbours. “With the help of the neighbours, and through local sources, we found that the wife was in a relationship with another man, and she had regular quarrels with her husband about the affair,” added Agarkar.

The police detained Anuba and interrogated her.

“Anuba confessed to the crime, and said that she had been in a relationship with the accused, Deepakar Patra, 32, for the past three years,” said Agarkar.

A few days ago, her husband came to know about their relationship, and they quarrelled frequently over the issue. Frustrated by this, she planned his murder.

Inthe wee hours of Tuesday morning, Patra came to their house when Hajravay was sleeping. Patra slit his throat with a sharp weapon and killed him. They threw the body in an open space near their residence

A case had been registered at Hill Line police station in Ambernath under section 302 (punishment for murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender) of the Indian Penal Code.

The two accused were produced in a local court on Wednesday, and have been remanded in police custody till November 30.