The Pelhar police under the Mira Bhayander Vasai-Virar (MBVV) jurisdiction filed a case of murder, which initially appeared as accidental death. They have detained the wife of the deceased and her lover. On August 21, Riyaz Ali, 55, who was living along with his wife Mansoora, 35, was brought home dead under mysterious circumstances.

According to sources, Riyaz and Mansoora were living in the Dhanu Bagh area of Nalasopara East along with their two kids. Riyaz used to sell fish while Mansoora worked at a grocery shop in the neighborhood. It is alleged that Mansoora fell in love with the shop owner Ganesh Pandit. The duo hatched a plan to eliminate her husband so she was free of the marriage. Pandit sent some of his acquaintances on a picnic to Kolam beach with Riyaz. In the evening, they returned with Riyaz’s body in a tempo and spread a rumour that he got drunk and died after falling over.