Unidentified woman's body recovered from Thane lake; probe underway

The body of an unidentified woman was recovered from AmbeGhosale Lake near Castle Mill Circle in Thane West on Monday morningThe incident was reported to the authorities at 925 am The woman believed to be between 55 and 60 years of age was found floating in the lake located near Castle Mill Circle on Prabhakar Hegde MargPersonnel from the Rabodi Police Station the Thane Municipal Corporations Disaster Management Cell and the fire brigade rushed to the spot A rescue team along with a fire engine rescue vehicle pickup vehicle and an ambulance was also deployed for the operationWith the assistance of disaster management personnel and firefighters the womans body was retrieved from the lake and handed over to the Rabodi police for further investigationThe body was later sent to the District Government Hospital in Thane for postmortem examination and further legal formalitiesPolice have registered an accidental death report ADR and are working to establish the identity of the woman and ascertain the circumstances surrounding her death Further investigation is underwayMumbai photographer held for drowning 10yearold son after dispute with his wifeA 40yearold photographer was arrested last month for allegedly drowning his 10yearold son in the sea at Manori with police suspecting he committed the crime to teach his wife a lesson following a domestic disputeThe incident came to light after the Gorai police recovered the boys body from Kolevem BeachDuring the investigation police found that the boy and his father had been reported missing from Malvani on July 27 by the boys motherThe accused identified as Bunty Kalidass Rao was arrested on Thursday by the Malvani Police and later handed over to the Gorai Police who are investigating the caseAs per the police officials Rao worked as a photographer at Juhu Beach where he clicked photographs of visitors He lived in Madh with his wife their 18yearold daughter and Yuvraj Investigators said the couple frequently arguedOn Monday following another quarrel with his wife Rao allegedly left home with his son When neither of them returned and Rao could not be contacted his wife approached the Malvani Police and lodged a missing persons complaintThe following day Gorai Police recovered the boys body from Kolevem Beach While verifying missing person reports with neighbouring police stations investigators found that a complaint had been registered at the Malvani Police Station regarding the disappearance of the father and sonPolice later traced Rao to his sisters residence in Versova where he had allegedly been hiding During questioning Rao allegedly confessed to drowning his son and told investigators that he acted out of anger after a dispute with his wife intending to punish herPolice officials while briefing further about the investigation said that Rao had also informed his sister about the incidentSenior Police Inspector Mahesh Nivatkar said ldquoThe accused was apprehended by the Malvani police before being handed over to the Gorai Police for further investigationrdquoWhile further investigation is underway officials said that a case of murder has been registered against Rao