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Two held in Palghar after woman found with fatal head wound near Saphale bridge
What was first logged as an accidental death became a murder case after the post-mortem. Police say the two accused confessed to hitting Sajani Waghari with a hammer after a minor quarrel.
Key points
- Sajani Vinod Waghari, 52, was found injured near an iron bridge at Tepacha Pada on 15 October.
- Police turned an accidental death case into murder after a head injury was found.
- Both accused are in police custody until 22 October.
Police in Maharashtra’s Palghar district have arrested two people over the killing of a 52-year-old woman who was found with a fatal head wound near an iron bridge at Tepacha Pada, under Saphale police station.
The woman, Sajani Vinod Waghari of Adwan Sawarpada in Palghar taluka, was found injured on 15 October. Police first registered an accidental death case under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. The inquest and medical examination then found a serious head injury behind her ear, and a murder case was registered under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The accused are Nilesh Dharamaji Chibhade, 35, of Bambar Pada in Jamshar, and Ujwala Navsu Khutade, 33, of Dabhosa, both in Jawhar taluka. Police said on Tuesday that the two had confessed to striking Waghari on the head with a hammer after a minor altercation. They have been remanded to police custody until 22 October.
Superintendent of Police Yatish Deshmukh set up investigation teams after the case was registered, and Additional SP Vinayak Narale and Sub-Divisional Police Officer Umesh Gawali worked on it. Assistant Police Inspector Datta Shelke of Saphale police station is leading the further investigation.
Police have not said what the quarrel was about, or how the accused knew the woman.