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Gandhinagar woman had taken loan from killer

The police cracked the case after Bharat Panchal, a subordinate working with Pandya, pointed out about her relationship with Rathod and their financial transactions.

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The Karanj police on Wednesday arrested one Bhupat Rathod, 42, a rickshaw driver, for allegedly killing Madhu Pandya, 42, whose naked body was found in the bathroom of Ajanta hotel in Karanj.  The investigating officer and the senior PI of Karanj Police station KS Savani told DNA that Pandya had taken Rs25,000 from Rathod around six months back, but failed to return it on time.

“Every time Rathod asked for the money, Pandya offered to have sex with him and asked him to forget about the money,” NN Gohil, assistant commissioner of police, C division, told DNA. Instead of returning the borrowed sum Pandya demanded more money. This infuriated Rathod, so he killed her in bathroom after having sex with her, Gohil added.

“Rathod and Pandya met in Shahpur, and later went to Ajanta hotel to have sex, where an argument arose between the two. In a fit of anger Rathod killed Pandya,” said a source in the police. On the day, Rathod had called Pandya for money, but the latter asked him to meet at a hotel, where Rathod had sex with her and later strangulated her.

The police cracked the case after Bharat Panchal, a subordinate working with Pandya, pointed out about her relationship with Rathod and their financial transactions. “Pandya had demanded more money from Rathod, which angered him and led him to take such a drastic step,” the police source said.

Pandya is a resident of Gandhinagar and is survived by her two sons. Her husband works as a clerk in a government office, while both her sons study in college. Pandya used to run a snack (Papad) business in partnership with another woman from Ghatlodia.

“He hails from Ranoda village in Dholka, and has a wife and two children living there,” Savani said. “He left his wife a few years back and came to the city. He has had illicit relationships with many women,” added Savani. 
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