Maharashtra: Cops arrest army man for ‘Drishyam’ style murder of his girlfriend

An army jawan has been arrested by Nagpur police for allegedly killing his girlfriend and covering her body with cement after burying her a chilling crime that mirrors a plot from the film Drishyam an officer said on TuesdayThe 32yearold victimrsquos disappearance on August 28 marked the beginning of the investigation that unearthed betrayal deceit and a horrifying crime ldquoThe case bears a resemblance to the movie Drishyam where the accused meticulously planned and executed the murderrdquo the police officer addedThe prima facie motive behind the crime is the romantic relationship turning sour due to opposition by the accusedrsquos family to their marriage the police said The accused individual identified as Ajay Wankhede 33 is a resident of Kailash Nagar area in Nagpur who is stationed in NagalandAccording to investigators Wankhede had met Jyotsna Aakre a divorcee through a marriage portal and their friendship soon blossomed into a romantic relationship However things took a turn for the worse after Wankhedersquos family opposed their union and married him off to another woman the officer saidWankhede subsequently started ignoring Aakre He might have planned the murder to get rid of her the officer added Wankhede is accused of administering a sedative to Aakre strangling her to death and then burying her body in a secluded location in Nagpur district He even went to the extent of covering the body with cement to conceal the crime the officer saidAfter Wankhede stopped answering Aakrersquos phone calls she began searching for him and managed to contact a close friend of his who disclosed his Wankhedersquos whereabouts The friend also conveyed to Wankhede that Aakre was looking for him the police saidldquoAlarmed by the situation Wankhede called Aakre using his motherrsquos mobile phone and invited her to meet on Wardha Road on August 28rdquo the official said Aakre informed her family that she was staying with a friend that day and would return home after finishing her duties the next day She was employed with an automobile shopldquoWankhede and Aakre met in the Wardha Road area and checked into a hotel Later they left the hotel and drove to a nearby toll plaza where he offered her a drink laced with a sedativerdquo the officer said After Aakre fell unconscious Wankhede strangled her to death and drove to a secluded area where he dug a pit at night dumped her body and covered it with cement Later he threw the mobile phone of Aakre in a truck passing through Wardha road according to policeWhen Aakre didnrsquot return home her family reported her missing to the Beltarodi police on August 29 An investigation was launched and a case of kidnapping was registered on September 17 During the investigation police checked the call detail records and found regular phone calls between Wankhede and Aakre They summoned Wankhede for questioning Sensing trouble he sought medical attention for high blood pressure at the Armed Forces Medical College in Pune police saidMeanwhile Wankhede applied for anticipatory bail in the sessions court in Nagpur but his plea was rejected He then approached the High Court which also denied his application on September 15 Following the rejection of his anticipatory bail the Beltarodi police arrested Wankhede During interrogation Wankhede disclosed the location of the crime scene Police went to the site with forensic experts and exhumed the body parts on Monday near Dongargaon toll plaza on Wardha road in NagpurThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever