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22-year-old held for killing girlfriend

The Malwani police have arrested a 22-year-old youth for allegedly strangulating his girlfriend and later hanging her body to mislead the police.

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The Malwani police have arrested a 22-year-old youth for allegedly strangulating his girlfriend and later hanging her body to mislead the police.

The incident happened last week following a tiff between the accused, Mukesh Varma and the deceased, Savita Mangal Varma, 18. The couple lived together in Gate number 3 in the Madh area of Malad (West).

According to the police, last week, the duo along with Mukesh's cousin Satish and Savita's mother, went to Virar where the girl's mother expressed her objection over their affair and informed them that she is against them getting married.

A police officer said, "Mukesh was furious about this and a tiff ensued between both the parties. He allegedly misbehaved with the girl's mother and returned home with Savita and Satish."

On returning home, the couple had another fight and an enraged Mukesh, along with his cousin, strangulated Savita using a nylon rope. Later, they hung her body to show that she had committed suicide.

Although a case of accidental death was registered by the Malwani police initially, the post mortem reports later revealed mechanical asphyxia.

"Following the reports, we suspected foul play and rounded up the suspects. Investigations revealed that the girl was killed. We arrested Mukesh on Thursday on charges of murder. His cousin is absconding," said the officer.
The accused was arrested under sections 302 (murder), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence) and 34 (common intention).

The accused is a rickshaw driver and had been living with the deceased for the last three years.

Duo lived together in Malad
The incident happened last week following a tiff between the accused, Mukesh Varma and the deceased, Savita Mangal Varma, 18. The couple lived together in Gate number 3 in the Madh area of Malad (West).

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