Nagpur: A couple’s bid to experiment with sex proved costly as the man died in a hotel at Khaparkheda in Nagpur district on Thursday. According to police, Ziauddin Ansari, 28, was tied by his neck to a window grill, his hands behind the back and legs to a chair with different ropes.
The family of the deceased has alleged that the incident is a well-planned murder by his girlfriend who is in her 20s. However, the police have registered it as an accidental death. As per the initial forensic report, the cause of death is ‘constriction of neck’. There were ligature marks on Ansari’s neck.
Ansari was married to another woman a year back and his wife had delivered a boy 22 days ago. “This must have upset his girlfriend,” said a kin.
The woman was in the bathroom when she heard the sound of the chair breaking. By the time she tried to cut Ansari free, he was motionless. She tried to flee but was stopped by the hotel owner who called the cops.
The couple had brought nylon ropes and blades with them.
Police said Ansari, a fire engineer, was in a relationship with the woman, who is a business management graduate, for the last few years. They apparently had a court marriage too. Police found a number of sex videos on the cell phones of the couple, some were of their own.
The woman claimed they were planning to go to Mumbai or Pune as their families were against the relationship.
SP Rakesh Ola said police will make an in-depth probe.