Maharashtra: Labourer arrested for killing man over illicit affair with wife

Thane: The Shil-Daighar police earlier this week arrested a 39-year-old daily wage labourer for allegedly murdering a waiter with an iron hammer, whom he suspected of having an illicit relationship with his wife. Police said the accused was traced and taken into custody within four hours of starting investigation.The victim, identified as Prakash Bisa, a native of Uttar Pradesh, worked as a waiter in Mahape, Navi Mumbai. His body was found in a paddy field at Pimpri village in the Daighar area with severe head injuries. The case came to light after the hotel owner approached the police when Bisa went missing between the morning of March 8 and March 10. Acting on the complaint, the police registered a missing person report and began enquiries. Investigators analysed CCTV footage from nearby areas, relied on local informants, and used technical surveillance to narrow down a suspect. The police then detained Ramrao Jadhav, a resident of Shilgaon, for questioning. During interrogation, Jadhav allegedly confessed to the crime, and stated that he suspected the waiter Bisa of having an affair with his wife. According to police, Jadhav called the victim to an isolated paddy field on the pretext of drinking together and later attacked him.