A 65-year-old farmer, daughter-in-law and son have been arrested for allegedly killing his wife in Aurangabad. The accused allegedly confessed to beating the victim identified as Kamlabai Mehar (63) and burning her body when she was unresponsive. However, police suspect that they burnt her while she was still alive.

The accused identified as Bhavsingh, his son Raisingh and daughter-in-law Sangeeta allegedly had a heated argument with the victim on May 24, following which they thrashed her, took her body to their farm and burnt it. "They allegedly assaulted her with a stick as well as their fists and legs. However, after assaulting her for a while, the three thought she had died as she fell unconscious. Following this, they took her body to their farm using their bullock cart," stated Jagdish Pawar, the assistant Inspector.