19-year-old woman murdered by paramour in Karjan

Vadodara: A 19-year-old woman from Palej in Bharuch was murdered by her paramour in Karjan on Friday. The accused, Shailesh Chauhan, was arrested by the local crime branch of Vadodara rural police on Monday.
The victim, Priyanka Thakor, wanted to marry Chauhan after divorcing her husband Pravin. Thakor recently even had a daughter with Chauhan. Police said that according to their community customs, it was decided that Thakor will be allowed to marry Chauhan after paying money to Pravin. But as Chauhan was unable to pay, arguments took place between Thakor and him on Friday. Cops said that in the heat of the moment, Chauhan strangulated her to death.
Thakor was found dead at Valan village in Karjan on Saturday morning. Vadodara rural police had registered a murder case on Sunday night as the post-mortem report revealed that she was strangulated to death.
According to police, Thakor had left her home under the pretext of buying medicine on Friday. When Thakor did not return till late, her mother and relatives searched for her but could not find her. A day later, her body was found by locals at a farm in Valan village.
“A case of accidental death was registered, and an advertisement was published so that the woman’s identity could be confirmed. Seeing the advertisement, the family approached us,” said inspector K M Solanki of Karjan police station. Thakor’s body was then sent to SSG Hospital for post-mortem. “The post-mortem revealed that the victim was strangulated and did not die a natural death, so we registered the case,” Solanki added.
Besides, Karjan police, the local crime branch (LCB) had also been involved in the investigation to find the killer. LCB sleuths said that Thakor and Chauhan had heated arguments on the day of the crime. “The victim and her husband were separated but were not divorced. As she wanted to marry her paramour, it was decided according to community customs that the accused will have to pay money to her husband,” an official said.