Nagpur: A Man murdered his wife before committing suicide at his house in MOIL Colony in Sadar Police Station area of Nagpur in the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.
The spine chilling incident, involving a fatal blow with a hammer, left the residents in a state of shock and grief. The deceased have been identified as Rajesh Khemraj Mandale (50) and his wife Sonia (37).
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Saturday 05 Oct. 2024
Rajesh was working with a private company and had been battling cancer for the past four years. Sonia was working with MOIL as a Laboratory Assistant. The couple has a 14- year-old daughter named Vaishnavi and she was present in the house at the time of the incident late Saturday night.
According to police, Rajesh had been divorced 15 years ago and remarried Sonia thereafter. However, over the past few months, Rajesh had reportedly developed suspicions about Sonia’s fidelity which led to frequent arguments between the couple. These disputes reached a tragic climax on Saturday night. During a heated argument between Rajesh and Sonia, the situation escalated to violence. Rajesh allegedly struck Sonia on the head with a hammer. The attack inflicted fatal injuries to Sonia. She fell on the ground in the pool of blood and eventually succumbed to her wounds.
Rajesh then took his own life by hanging himself from a ceiling fan using a rope. On Sunday morning, Vaishnavi, who was sleeping in her room, discovered the gruesome scene. She was shocked and traumatised for a while. She somehow informed her uncle, Amit Yadav, who alerted the police. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Zone II Rahul Madane, along with Senior Police Inspector Sanjay Mendhe and PI Kishore Parvate, arrived at the crime scene for investigation.
Post-mortem examinations were conducted at Mayo hospital. The Sadar Police have registered a case of murder and accidental death and have initiated a thorough investigation into the circumstances leading to this tragic event. It was discovered that Rajesh had been suspecting Sonia of having an extramarital affair.
In a suicide note left behind, Rajesh mentioned these suspicions and wrote, “She did not wait until my death.” Additionally, he gave detailed information about the house registry and outstanding debts owed by him.
