A 40-year-old housewife was found murdered at her Oshiwara residence on Wednesday night. The deceased, identified as Sushma Darekar, was killed by her husband’s driver, Pravin Kajve and his cousin Nilesh, who tried to start a fire to make it seem like she died after a fire broke out in the house. The two culprits also stole jewellery worth Rs 9 lakh from her person and her house, which was the motive of the murder.

Police and firemen broke into the flat and found Sushma Darekar’s body in the passage between the kitchen and the bedroom