The incident, which took place in the wee hours on Saturday, surfaced after neighbours suspected foul play and alerted the police.

The deceased ex-army man has been identified as Vishnu Sonawane (47), a resident of Mohamadwadi Road in Hadapsar. The arrested suspects have been identified as Gangabai Sonawane (45) and her son Subhash Sonawane (27). Police said that Subhash works as an accountant in a private company and is married, however when the incident took place his wife had gone to her parents’ home, as she is pregnant.