A businessman who wanted to marry another woman killed his 25-year-old wife and his eight-month-old son by paying his girlfriend to plan the murder and kill his family. After the murders, the husband rushed to police claiming a dacoit had killed them and robbed cash and jewellery worth of Rs 3.50 lakh. The deceased has been identified as Ashwini (25) and son Anuj (8months).  

Datta Vasant Bhodave (30), the woman’s husband approached Hinjewadi police station which falls under the jurisdiction of Pune city police. Initially, the police had registered the case of double murders against an unidentified person but during investigations, the police noticed injuries on the man and decided to interrogate the man, after which confessed to orchestrating the murders.