Sitting amid the blackened remains of his home, 32-year-old Nikesh Gawali carefully broke open a half-melted plastic box with a screwdriver. His hands shook slightly, not out of fear, but out of hope. “I’m trying to find my daughter Aarti’s gold earrings,” he said quietly, still focused on the box. “She’s just five. I got them made recently after months of labour work.” The plastic box, warped and blackened by heat, was one of the few things left from his two-room house on the outskirts of Dhamangaon village . All around him lay ash, broken tin sheets and charred wooden beams. The walls had cracked under the heat and the front room’s tin roof had caved in completely. What remained was a blackened debris all around - almost nothing to suggest a home once stood there. Nikesh earns his living as an agricultural labourer, like many in the village. Work is uncertain and depends on the season. Those earrings weren’t just jewellery - they were a small dream, a reward for his hard work,...
A 37-year-old woman was booked by Kelwad police for hiring contract killers to
murder her husband. The police are wondering over the theory of contract killing
as the woman hired the killers with a contract of Rs 50,000/- but gave just Rs
1,500/- as advance. The killers also accepted the contract with the promise of
remaining amount would be paid after some time. A police official said that
Devka alias Kavita Jaideep Lokhande (37), a resident of Saoner and Chandan
Natthuji Diyewar (28), a resident of Saoner were arrested for killing Jaideep
Sahebrao Lokhande (39), a resident of Saoner. Contract killer Sunil Malwiya
(26), a resident of Chhindawara, Madhya Pradesh, is absconding after committing
the crime, police said. Body of Jaideep was found with throat slit on
Narsala-Kelwad road on Saturday morning. A case under Section 302 of Indian
Penal Code was registered by Kelwad police. During investigation, the police
questioned Devka and she told the police that her husband left the home on
Friday night. Later, the police checked Call Detail Record (CDR) of Jaideep’s
phone in which the police noticed that last phone call was made by Chandan to
Jaideep. During interrogation, Jaideep confessed for committing the murder and
revealed names of Devka and Sunil. Following the confession, Devka was arrested
by the police. A police officer said that Jaideep was jobless and used to drink
alcohol heavily. In a heavily drunk state, he had a habit of physically and
mentally torturing his wife. Fed up of regular quarrels, Devka shared her
problem with neighbourer Chandan Diyewar and asked him to find a contract killer
to kill her husband. Chandan, who is working with a private company in Wadi
area, met Sunil and told him about the contract. Chandan and Sunil then met
Devka and accepted the contract for Rs 50,000/-. Devka paid them Rs 1,500 as
advance. On Friday night, the two invited Jaidpeep for a birthday party on a
dhaba where they heavily drunk. While returning to home, the duo killed Jaideep
by slitting his throat with sharp-weapon. The killers met the woman after
committing the murder and took Rs 500/- from her before leaving the village.
Under the guidance of Superintendent of Police (SP) Rakesh Ola, DySP (Home)
Sanjay Purandare, the arrest was made by Police Inspector (LCB) Anil Jittawar,
API Wairagade, PSI Gaurkhede, and staff including Baba Keche, Chandrashekhar
Gadekar, Vinod Kale, Amol Kuthe, Rohan, PSI Siekh and API Suresh Mattami of
Kelwad police station.
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