14 November,2023 10:52 PM IST | Nagpur | mid-day online correspondent
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Maharashtra crime: An unidentified woman was allegedly found murdered with her throat slit near Samruddhi Expressway in Hingna police station area of Nagpur city on Tuesday afternoon, reported the PTI.
The murder of the woman, aged around 30 years old, came to light after a local villager alerted the police, said inspector Vishal Kale of Hingna police station, as per the PTI.
According to the PTI, five special teams have been formed to check missing person cases registered in Nagpur district as well as neighbouring Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, he said.
Police are also scrutinizing CCTV footage from nearby areas to identify the vehicle used in the crime.
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A case under section 302 (murder) of IPC was registered by Hingna police.
Meanwhile, a man allegedly stabbed his cousin to death suspecting him of having an affair with his wife in Maharashtra's Latur district, the police said on Tuesday, reported the PTI.
The incident took place at Shindalwadi village of Ausa tehsil on Sunday night, an official said, as per the PTI.
According to the news agency, the suspect Balaji Subhash Rathod allegedly attacked his cousin Pradeep Papa Rathod (28) with a knife and stabbed him multiple times, killing him on the spot, he said.
The suspect was accompanied by a friend, who was also involved in the attack. The duo are absconding, the official said.
The accused suspected the victim of having an affair with his wife, he said, adding that a case has been registered, the PTI reported on Tuesday.
In an another incident in Palghar, a 35-year-old tribal man allegedly killed his wife after doubting her fidelity in Palghar district of Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday, according to the PTI.
The incident took place at Khiroda village in Jawhar taluka late Sunday night following which the man was arrested, senior police inspector Sanjay Bramhane told PTI.
The man allegedly attacked his 32-year-old wife with a sharp weapon. The woman died on the spot, he said.
The police rushed to the spot after receiving information and sent the body to a government hospital for post-mortem, the official said.
The accused was booked under Indian Penal Code section 302 (murder), he added.
(with PTI inputs)
