Woman’s decomposed body found at Nalasopara home

A highly decomposed body of a 30yearold woman brutally murdered was found inside her rented house in Nalasopara East The murder suspect is her livein partner Amol Dabholkar who allegedly slit her throat and chopped her left ankle said a police officer privy to the investigation Police have formed teams to arrest Dabholkar who allegedly is on the runIt seems that the killer tried to chop off her body but got discouraged or scared It will be confirmed only when he is questioned after the arrest said a senior police officer Another officer told midday that after murdering the woman the killer also tried to break her bones ldquoas multiple fractures were found on the bodyrdquo said the officerBased on the information given by the deceaseds sister the Tulinj police have registered a First Information Report FIR against Dabholkar under IPC Section 302 murder and Sections 66E and 67D of Information Technology IT ActTulinj police speaking to residents after the decomposed body of a murdered woman was found in chawl in Nalasopara East PicHanif PatelThe senior inspector of Tulinj police station Narendra Nagarkar told midday that three teams have been formed to arrest the accused ldquoOur investigations are underway The accused is on the run but we will arrest him soonrdquo Nagarkar saidVarious other teams from the Crime Branch of Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar MBVV police are conducting parallel investigations to nab the suspect An officer privy to the investigation told midday that the deceased woman hailed from Chiplun and was estranged from her husband It was in Chiplun that the woman allegedly had an affair with Dabholkar who was married According to the police Dhabolkar had lured the woman with the promise of marriage after divorcing his wife Subsequently the woman gave birth to a son by DhabolkarDabholkar would take care of the child but the two would often fight as he had not fulfilled his promise of divorcing his wife and marrying the woman Unable to placate the woman Dabholkar decided to end the relationship and he took the child with him The woman reached Mumbai in 2023 ldquoShe worked as housekeeping staff in Lower Parel and lived in a chawl in Nalasopara Eastrdquo said a police officer The sister of the deceased said in the FIR that Dabholkar followed her to Nalasopara They decided to forget their acrimonious past and live togetherldquoOn October 25 when my husband visited my sisterrsquos house on an errand he saw Dabholkar fighting with her When I later enquired with my sister she had revealed Dabholkar picked up a fight with her as he suspected she was being unfaithful Dabholkar was infuriated when my sister visited her village for two days during Navratri and thrashed her when she returned to Nalasopara on October 25rdquo the sister stated to Tulinj policeldquoNext day on October 26 I went to my sisterrsquos house at 4 pm to meet her but the house was locked and I returned home I called my sister at 8 pm but it was Dabholkar who answered the call When I asked him about my sister he told me that she left at 6 am for workrdquo she told the copsldquoOn October 27 around 11 am I called my sister again but Dabholkar answered the call and told me that he too is searching for my sister Around 1 pm when my husband was at home Dabholkar sent a few obscene videos and photos of my sister talking to some men We deleted those videos and photosrdquo she told the copsThe crime came to light at 2 pm on October 27 when a foul smell started to emanate in the chawl ldquoOne team immediately reached the spot and recovered the decomposed body of the womanrdquo said an officer attached to Tulinj police station Meanwhile the relatives also reached there and identified the body which was covered with maggots The police also recovered the murder weapon a kitchen knife near the body