An Army jawan was arrested by Nagpur Police for allegedly murdering his partner and pouring cement on her body after burying her – a criminal act that bears chilling resemblance to Ajay Devgan-starrer ‘Drishyam’.
“The case bears a resemblance to the movie ‘Drishyam’ where the accused meticulously planned and executed the murder,” a police officer added.
According to police, the 32-year-old victim identified as Jyotsna Aakre, went missing on August 28.
They believe that the accused Army jawan identified as 33-year-old Ajay Wankhede killed her to get rid of her after his family opposed to their union and married him off to another woman.
The prima facie motive behind the crime is the romantic relationship turning sour due to opposition by the accused's family to their marriage, police said.
Wankhede is a resident of Kailash Nagar area in Nagpur who is stationed in Nagaland. Investigation revealed that he met Jyotsna Aakre, a divorcee, through a marriage portal and their friendship soon blossomed into a romantic relationship.
However, after he was married off to another woman, Wankhede started ignoring Aakre and that’s when he might have planned the murder to get rid of her, police added.
Wankhede is accused of administering a sedative to Aakre, strangling her to death, and then burying her body in a secluded location in Nagpur. He even went to the extent of covering the body with cement to conceal the crime, police have said.
After Wankhede stopped answering Aakre's phone calls, she began searching for him and managed to contact a close friend of his, who disclosed his (Wankhede's) whereabouts. The friend also conveyed to Wankhede that Aakre was looking for him, police said.
"Alarmed by the situation, Wankhede called Aakre using his mother's mobile phone and invited her to meet on Wardha Road on August 28," the official said.
Aakre informed her family that she was staying with a friend that day and would return home after finishing her duties the next day. She was employed with an automobile shop.
"Wankhede and Aakre met in the Wardha Road area and checked into a hotel. Later, they left the hotel and drove to a nearby toll plaza, where he offered her a drink laced with a sedative," the official said.
After Aakre fell unconscious, Wankhede strangled her to death and drove to a secluded area, where he dug a pit at night, dumped her body, and covered it with cement. Later, he threw the mobile phone of Aakre in a truck passing through Wardha road, according to police.
When Aakre didn't return home, her family reported her missing to the Beltarodi police on August 29. An investigation was launched, and a case of kidnapping was registered on September 17.
During the investigation, police checked the call detail records and found regular phone calls between Wankhede and Aakre.
During interrogation, Wankhede disclosed the location of the crime scene. Police went to the site with forensic experts and exhumed the body parts on Monday near Dongargaon toll plaza on Wardha road in Nagpur.
(With PTI inputs)
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