- Thane police arrested a man for killing his lover over alleged affair dispute
- The crime occurred Tuesday at a lodge under Thane Nagar police jurisdiction
- Victim was estranged from husband and in a five-year relationship with accused
The Thane city police have arrested a 30-year-old man for killing his lover following a dispute over her alleged affair with another person, an official said on Wednesday.
Accused Nandkishore Gadekar committed the crime on Tuesday at a lodge located within the jurisdiction of the Thane Nagar police station, he said.
"The accused was in a relationship with the victim, a resident of Bhandup who was estranged from her husband," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone-I) Balasaheb Patil.
Gadekar told the police that despite being separated from her husband and in a relationship with him for the past five years, the woman was allegedly involved with another individual.
The accused took the woman to a lodge, where he smothered her with a pillow and fled
"The victim's body was sent to a government hospital for post-mortem. Police subsequently tracked down Gadekar and took him into custody," the official said.
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