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3 held for murder of Malwani housewife

One of accused allegedly raped the woman after she was murdered.

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The three accused at Malwani police station
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Bringing a five-month-old murder case to a close, the Malwani police on Monday arrested three men in connection with the body of an unidentified woman being found in the Madh area on January 9, 2016. One of accused allegedly raped the woman after she was murdered.

DCP (zone XI) Vikram Deshmane said: "One of the three accused is the brother-in-law of the deceased woman, identified as Ruby Qureshi. After getting information about the accused men's whereabouts, officers set a trap and caught them from the Malwani area. The accused have been identified as Mohammed Raees Qureshi (25), Mohammed Isaaq Qureshi (55) and Ghulam Rasool (29), who killed the woman by hitting her head with bricks."

Another police officer alleged that after Ruby died, Raees raped her. Their arrests have brought hidden facts pertaining to the case to the fore.

In January, the naked and partially decomposed body of an unknown woman, wrapped in two huge sacks, was found by locals near the Madh area. The Malwani police were probing a missing complaint filed by one Azaad Qureshi (Ruby's husband) stating that she had been missing since January 3. Qureshi later identified the body as that of Ruby and confirmed that the ornaments found on the body were also hers.

"During the probe, we learnt that Azaad's brother Raees and Ruby had regular quarrels. Ruby and Azaad had a love marriage, which was opposed by Azaad's family. Raees and Ruby often fought over this issue and Ruby also insulted Raees frequently in public. Irked by this, on January 3, when Azaad left for work, Raees, along with the other two co-accused, smashed Ruby's head with a brick, strangulated her and later — when she was dead — Raees allegedly raped her," said senior police inspector Milind Khetle of Malwani police station.

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