Man's body found at same spot where his wife was killed in October
Mumbai, Dec 9: The body of a 22-year-old man was found Sunday at the same place in a village in Maharashtra's Solapur district where his wife was killed by her parents two months ago in a suspected "honour killing" case, police said.
The incident came to light this morning at Salagar Budruk village near Mangalwedha town, when a passerby found the body of a man in a farm, which was later identified as that of Shrishail Chanappa Birajdar, an official said.
This was the same place in the farm, where Shrishail Birajdar's 22-year-old wife Anuradha Birajdar was killed allegedly by her parents and last rites were performed hurriedly to destroy evidence, he said.
It is not yet clear whether he committed suicide or was killed, the official said, adding the exact reason of Shrishail Birajdar's death will be known only after a post- mortem is conducted.
The police have called Shrishail Birajdar's family members from their native place in Karnataka, he said.
They have requested the police not to remove the body from the spot till they arrive there, the official said.
As of now the police have registered an accidental death case at the Mangalwedha Police Station and a probe is underway, he said.
Shrishail Birajdar's father was a farm labourer who worked at a farm owned by Anuradha Birajdar's father Vitthal Birajdar (55), the official said.
Shrishail Birajdar used to often visit the farm and over a period of time, he fell in love with Anuradha Birajdar, who was a medical student, he said.
Shrishail Birajdar and Anuradha Birajdar left their homes and got married at Sindagi in Karnataka on October 1, the official said, adding the woman's parents were angry over the alliance and did not approve it.
On October 2, Anuradha Birajdar came to her uncle's residence in Borale village, he said.
Her father took her from Borale to their residence in Salgar Budruk on October 4, saying she has to appear for her oral exams, he said.
The same day she was allegedly killed by her parents, who cremated her body hurriedly, he said, adding it appeared to be a case of "honour killing".
During the investigation, it was found that Anuradha Birajdar had written some notes in which she had expressed threat to her and Shrishail Birajdar's life, he said.
On the complaint of her uncle, the police had arrested Anuradha Birajdar's father and her step-mother on murder charges, the official said.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
