05 December,2025 12:46 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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A woman and three others have been arrested for allegedly killing her husband, whose partially burnt body was found on a highway in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Friday, reported news agency PTI.
The Thane Rural police have booked Hasina Mehboob Shaikh, her brother, Fayaz Zakir Husain Shaikh (35), and two others, who plotted and killed the victim after he denied her a divorce, an official said, reported PTI.
He said that the partially burnt and decomposed body of the victim, Tipanna, a native of Siruguppa village in Karnataka's Bellary district, was found near Shahapur on the Mumbai-Nashik Highway on November 25, reported PTI.
According to the police, Tipanna and Hasina were estranged and lived separately due to some domestic disputes, and she had demanded a divorce, which he refused, reported PTI.
"The primary motive appears to be the victim's refusal to grant the accused a divorce, leading her to plan his murder with the help of her relatives and friends," said Inspector Mukesh Dhage of the Shahapur police station.
Acting on Hasina's instructions, her brother, who is an autorickshaw driver, along with his accomplices, took the victim for a ride on November 17. They drove him to a forested area near Shahapur, where they allegedly killed him and attempted to burn the body before dumping it near the highway, reported PTI.
The police had registered a case under sections 103(1) (murder) and 238 (destruction of evidence) and zeroed in on the accused following a probe.
During interrogation, Fayaz confessed that the murder was carried out on his sister Hasina's directions.
In another case, a man allegedly killed his 50-year-old friend following a heated argument between them during their "liquor party" in Yeoor area of Maharashtra's Thane city, leading to the arrest of the former, police said on Wednesday, reported PTI.
The incident took place on Tuesday night at a bungalow in Yeoor, where accused Rajkumar Yadav (27) worked as a caretaker, they said, reported PTI.
"Yadav asked Bhanu Prasad Singh to visit the bungalow, where they planned to consume alcohol. Accordingly, Singh came there and they started drinking at night. Soon, a heated argument broke out between them. The situation escalated as both began hurling abuses at each other," an official of Vartaknagar police station said, reported PTI.
During the altercation, Yadav allegedly picked up the handle of a mop used for cleaning the floor, and struck Singh on the head. Singh collapsed and died on the spot, he said, reported PTI.
Following a tip-off, the police reached the spot and detained Yadav, and later place him under arrest on the charge of murder. His body was sent to a government hospital for a post-mortem.
The bungalow where Yadav worked was owned by a local businessman, the police said.
(With inputs from PTI)
