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A 25-YEAR-OLD automobile mechanic allegedly murdered his girlfriend with a knife and a wrench at a lodge in Pune’s Pimpri Chinchwad on Saturday and later surrendered before the police and confessed to the murder.
The accused identified as Dilawar Singh, a resident of Pisoli area of Pune, told the police that he allegedly committed the crime after discovering some photos that showed his lover with another man on her phone.
The police have identified the deceased as Mary Mallesh Telugu, 26, a resident of Dehu Road, who took up small domestic jobs.
An officer from Wakad police station said, “On Saturday evening, Singh reached Kondhwa police station and told the police that he was in a relationship with a woman but he suspected that she was being unfaithful to him. He told the police that he had taken her to a lodge in the Kalakhadak area in Wakad earlier that afternoon. When he checked her phone he found intimate photos of the woman with another man, following which he fatally attacked her with a sharp knife and a wrench, in a fit of rage.”
The officer added that the inspector of Kondhwa station informed the Wakad police station, which is part of the Pimpri Chinchwad jurisdiction, about the man’s statement. “Subsequently, a team from Wakad police station was sent to the lodge and the body of the woman was found in a room. Singh was taken into custody and handed over to the Wakad police. He was placed under arrest and has been booked for murder. We have launched an investigation to establish the sequence of events leading to the murder,” the officer said.
A murder case was registered late on Saturday at Wakad station. Singh will be produced before the court on Sunday where his custody remand will be sought, the police said.
