Pasarani Ghat

Wai

Aanand

Diksha Ovhal

Mahabaleshwar

Rajendra Bobade

Kalyani

Diksha

Panchgani

Satara

Nikhil

Santosh Kamble

A 31-year-old newly-married man was murdered at Pasarani Ghat inon Saturday. While it was earlier suspected that the man was killed with an intention of robbery, thorough probe later revealed that it was a conspiracy hatched by his wife and her boyfriend.According to the information provided by Wai police,Kamble, Aundh resident, and, resident of Nigdi, got married on May 20 in Baner. Their marriage was arranged by both their families. The newly married couple had left foron Saturday around 1pm. Aanand’s friendand his wifealso joined the couple on the trip. The group reached Pasarani Ghat around 3pm. Around the same time,started feeling sick and asked Aanand to stop the vehicle. The couple alighted as Diksha wanted to throw up. This was when four people on two bikes reached the spot. Suspicious, both Diksha and Aanand took a step back and moved towards their car. But, the men assaulted Aanand using sharp weapons. Just when Aanand collapsed in the pool of blood, the four accused fled from the spot. Subsequently, the other couple who witnessed the incident got into the car and reachedpolice station to report the crime.The cops then rushed Aanand to a private hospital in Wai and later moved him to another facility in, where he was declared dead. The incident ensued panic among tourists in Mahabaleshwar. The local crime branch also started investigating the incident and sent teams to Pune. Somehow the cops learned of Diksha’s boyfriendMalekar’s role in the crime and arrested him from Nigdi. Further probe revealed that Diksha and Nikhil are residents of the same area and were in a relationship for the past few years. When Diksha’s marriage was fixed with Aanand, she was not happy and continued to get in touch with Nikhil over the phone. Diksha and Nikhil together hatched the plan to murder Aanand and the Wai police arrested them. The Wai police have registered an offence against four people, including Nikhil, Diksha and two others who had assaulted Aanand at Pasarani Ghat.Talking to Mirror, Prabhakar Ghanwat, senior police inspector attached to Wai crime branch, said, “Diksha is also a part of the conspiracy. After investigation, we found that she had a role in the murder. We will produce her in the court soon. We have booked both Nikhil and Diksha and our teams are in search of other accused. Nikhil is a farmer in Chikhli and he is the mastermind in the case.”Aanand was the president of Sangharsh Yuva Pratisthan and also worked as a vehicle number plate design dealer in Aundh. The murder has left Aanand’s family in shock., Aanand’s brother, said, “We are still in a state of shock. We never thought Diksha would hatch a plan to kill my brother. We have been cheated by her and her family. We want all the accused to be sentenced to death penalty.”█ We are still in a state of shock. We never thought Diksha would hatch a plan to kill my brother. We have been cheated by her and her family. We want all the accused to be sentenced to death penalty