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AURANGABAD: A third year law student, incensed by lewd remarks allegedly passed against his wife, bludgeoned his drinking partner to death with a heavy stone in Buldhana district of Amravati division near here on June 18. After the gruesome act, he clicked at least eight selfies with the deceased and recorded a 10-minute video clip, all of which he sent to his wife.

Mohit Bhandari (23), who was arrested on Wednesday, has confessed to the murder, police said. He told the police that he later put the deceased's body in a gunny sack and dumped it in the forest area at Hanumantkheda.

Bhandari, who lives with his wife and one-year-old daughter in Sillod tehsil of Aurangabad district, had gone to Dhamangaon in Buldhana to meet his married sister. The deceased, Prabhakar Gadhve, was employed as a domestic help in his sister's house.

Bhandari often interacted with Gadhve and they had become friends over time. They would regularly consume alcohol together. On June 18, they were drinking along with a common friend when Gadhve allegedly passed lewd remarks about Bhandari's wife.

Law student kills drinking partner

In a fit of rage, Bhandari smashed Gadhve’s head with a heavy stone, dumped his body in the forest and returned to Sillod.

Crime branch police inspector Subhash Bhujang said Gadhve’s body was found on Tuesday afternoon. “The process of identifying the body was under way when our Aurangabad crime branch learnt that Bhandari had committed the murder. Bhandari’s mobile phone has been seized and will be sent for a forensic check. he said.

During investigations, the police learnt that Bhandari’s family was opposed to his marriage as his wife hails from another community.

