Mira Road Murder: Statements Of 20 Persons Recorded, Victim's DNA Sample Collected, Say Cops
The police in Mumbai have recorded the statements of more than 20 persons in connection with the discovery of the chopped, pressure-cooked and roasted body parts of Saraswati Vaidya from a flat.
The Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar police in Maharashtra have recorded the statements of more than 20 persons in connection with the discovery of the chopped, pressure-cooked and roasted body parts of a 32-year-old woman Saraswati Vaidya from a flat on the outskirts of Mumbai, as reported by the news agency PTI.
The police has arrested victim Saraswati Vaidya’s live-in partner Manoj Sane (56) for allegedly killing her and dismembering the body in their 7th-floor rented apartment in Mira Road of Thane district. Sane has been remanded in police custody till June 16.
According to Jayant Bajbale, deputy commissioner of police - Zone I, the process of recovery of materials in the case is underway. They have recorded the statements of 20 persons so far, he said, as reported by PTI. DNA samples of Vaidya and her near ones have been collected for matching. Police on Monday handed over her remains to her sisters who performed Vaidya’s last rites, the official said.
Chats and call records of the accused and victim are also being examined, said officials. Sane is suspected to have poisoned Vaidya to death before chopping her body and pressure-cooking and roasting the parts. He apparently bought pesticides from a shop in the western suburb of Borivali, said an official.
It is suspected that the murder took place on June 4, though it came to light on June 7 when the police broke open the door of the couple's flat at Akashdeep building in Mira Road (East) after neighbours complained of a foul smell emanating from there. Sane, who worked at a ration shop, has claimed that Vaidya committed suicide by drinking poison and he only tried to dispose of her body by chopping it up.
The accused also allegedly told police that he was HIV-positive and never had any physical relationship with Vaidya. He has also claimed that Vaidya was his wife and not his live-in partner.
Accused And Victim Were Married, Saraswati's Sisters Tell Police
Earlier, during the investigaion, it was revealed that the alleged accused Manoj Sane and the victim Saraswati Vaidya were married and not live-in partners, news agency ANI reported the police as saying. According to the police, the three sisters of the 32-year-old victim told them that Manoj and Saraswati were husband and wife and their marriage was kept a secret possibly due to their age difference.
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