ANURA G KAMBLE anurag. kamble@ mid- day. com VIKHRO LI police have arrested a man for murder after he allegedly hit and kicked his wife demanding a bike and a flat, causing her death. The incident came to light in the wee hours of Tuesday. Emma Joseph Fernandes, 31, married Roland Victor Monteiro, 33, in July 2017 after dating him briefly. They had met at a call centre. After the wedding, Emma shifted to Vikhroli village to stay with Roland. The police said soon she found out that he was an alcoholic. u201c He started beating her regularly. Emma revealed this to her mother, Bladina, who tried to have a word with Roland who didnu2019t listen,u201d said an officer from Vikhroli police station. Wanted money for bike and flat u201c For the past few months, Roland had been hitting Emma after consuming alcohol, demanding money to buy a motorcycle and a flat. She refused to fulfill his demands resulting in more beatings,u201d added the officer. Bladina, who also stays in Vikhroli, said she was informed by a police officer that Emma was unwell, around 4 am on February 10. u201c I realised my phone that I had kept silent, had been consistently ringing and Emma had made several calls to me. I then received a call from an unknown number by a person who identified himself as a cop from the Vikhroli police station. He told me Emma was unwell and had been taken to Dr Ambedkar Hospital, Vikhroli East. When I reached the hospital I found Emma was dead,u201d said Bladina During the post mortem, doctors found injuries on Emmau2019s body and on the left side of her stomach. Primary investigation revealed that her spleen had burst causing internal bleeding. The cause of death was given as u201c blunt injuries to abdomenu201d. Husband confessed to hitting When Roland was nabbed by the police, he confessed to hitting her in an inebriated state, and when he found she was unresponsive, he took her to the hospital where she was declared dead on arrival by doctors. The Vikhroli police have booked Roland under IPC Sections 302 ( murder), 504 ( intentional insult). u201c He was produced in court on Tuesday which sent him to police custody till February 14,u201d said a police officer. 33- yr- old Vikhroli man thrashes wife to death Cops said Roland Monteiro would beat up his wife regularly demanding money for a bike and a flat. PIC/ Rajesh Gupta

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