Pune: Man held on charge of live-in partner’s murder

PUNE: A 28-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday from Kasarwadi for strangulating his live-in partner to death on Tuesday night.
The suspect, Mahesh Khandagale, on Wednesday morning informed the victim’s mother that her daughter had ended her life by hanging from the ceiling. During the questioning, Khandagale admitted to have killed the woman as he suspected her fidelity.
Senior inspector Shankar Autade of the Bhosari police said the woman had deserted her husband and lived with Khandagale. “Her mother had given her permission to marry Khandagale,” he said.
Autade said Khandagale revealed that he was pursuing the woman for marriage, but she was reluctant. “He had started suspecting her fidelity. They had a brawl on Tuesday night over the issue and Khandagale strangulated the woman to death in a fit of rage,” he said.