Wife and son arrested for culpable homicide, four months after constable’s death

More than four months after the death of police constable Pravin Suryawanshi the Wadala TT Police have arrested his wife and their software engineer son The two have been booked on charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder As per the medical report the deceased had 38 injuries on his bodyInvestigations have revealed that the constable was allegedly not providing any financial support to his wife and son There were also ongoing disputes over allegedly transferring ownership of residential properties located in Kalyan and Nashik to their names Following his death Pravinrsquos brother and three sisters had raised suspicions of foul playPravins wife Smita Suryawanshi 42 and son Pratik Suryawanshi 22 have been booked under Sections 105 and 35 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS Their arrest was carried out on Tuesday night confirmed Deputy Commissioner of Police Zone 4 Ragasudha R After a preliminary inquiry the Wadala TT Police themselves became the complainant in the caseAs per FIR the incident occurred on May 9 2025 at the police housing quarters in Pratiksha Nagar Sion East Pravin Suryawanshi was found injured around 1030 pm He was rushed to Sion Hospital with the help of Wadala TT Police where he was declared deadInitially on June 13 the Wadala TT Police had registered an Accidental Death Report ADR Statements were recorded from Pravinrsquos brother Suresh and sisters Mangala Kavita and Sunita all of whom expressed doubts about the circumstances surrounding his death said the officerThe postmortem report stated the cause of death as haemorrhage and shock due to multiple injuries over the body classifying it as an unnatural death Viscera samples were preserved for further analysisStatements from both Smita and Pratik were recorded but alleged contradictions came to light Upon further investigation police learned that there had been ongoing domestic disputes between Smita and Pravin They had allegedly argued even on the day of his death A few days prior Smita had reportedly gone to the Shivaji Nagar Police Station where Pravin was posted and created a scene said the officerAs per complaint on the night of the incident while Pravin lay injured at home Pratik allegedly went downstairs to smoke a cigarette at a roadside stall instead of helping his fatherIn their version of events the accused told police that Pravin was attempting suicide and during the struggle the window glass broke causing injuries to his hand as they tried to intervene However bloodstains were allegedly found in two separate areas of the house prompting police to suspect that he may have been pushed or attacked resulting in injuries to his head and hand said the officerFurthermore police suspect that the delay in taking Pravin to the hospital may have contributed to his death Based on these findings Wadala TT Police arrested Smita and Pratik on Tuesday night said the officer