Palghar, March 30 In a brutal, premeditated murder, a 26-year-old man, who suspected his wife's fidelity, allegedly stabbed her to death with the help of his friend in a remote village in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Monday.
According to the Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) police, the accused, Roshan Ramjam Yadav, brought his wife, Madhubala alias Priyakumari (23), from their hometown in Uttar Pradesh to Nalasopara just days before the murder, an official said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sandeep Doiphode said that the crime branch arrested Yadav and his friend, Bhanu Pratap (30), on March 28 for the murder that took place on March 19.
"On March 21, the decomposed body of an unidentified woman was found in a field in Shiravli village near the Vajeshwari-Shirsad road. The post-mortem report revealed that the victim's throat had been slit and she had also suffered severe head injuries," he said.
During the investigation, the crime branch examined missing persons reports from neighboring districts and scanned more than 500 CCTV footages before identifying the two suspects, the official said.
The accused are natives of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh and were residing in Nalasopara East.
"An investigation revealed that Yadav had brought his wife to Nalasopara from UP on March 15 with the clear intention of murdering her. He hatched a conspiracy with his friend, Bhanu Pratap," he said.
On March 19, the duo took her to the isolated spot in Shiravli village on a motorcycle, where they allegedly stabbed her in the neck and crushed her head with a stone to ensure she was dead, the official said.