A 27-year-old woman, whose decomposed body was found wrapped in a blanket in Navi Mumbai’s Uran town last week, was allegedly in a relationship with the accused for four years, sources said.
Sources told CNN-News18 that the accused, a taxi driver named Nizam, allegedly picked up the victim, Poonam Kshirsagar, from Mankhurd and took her for a drive in his car to Khadavli in the Kalyan area of Thane district on April 18.
Poonam was allegedly killed on April 19, and her body was dumped at the side of the road at Talekhar along Chirner-Kharpada in the Uran area. According to the police, her decomposed body was found by locals on April 25.
Upon investigation, the police confirmed that the body was Poonam’s, whose missing report was filed by her family on April 19.
Nazim, originally from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, has now been arrested by the police.
According to the police, Poonam was unaware of Nazim’s relationship status until she found out he was married with a child. They had a fight over a phone call, and following that, it led to the incident.
Speaking to the media on Monday, Maharashtra Cabinet Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mangal Prabhat Lodha, who visited the victim’s family, claimed that Nizam took her to Kalyan and then murdered her. He then packed her body in a suitcase and dumped it in a deserted place.
Lodha, who is Mumbai Suburban Guardian Minister, noted that this is the third incident in Mumbai and said it will not be ‘ignored’.
The minister further stated that the issue of Rohingyas and Bangladeshis living illegally in Mumbai will have to be addressed.
“Otherwise, a young Hindu woman will not be able to go out of the house safely,” he stated.
Additionally, he also assured to bring justice to Poonam and warned of violent agitation if strict action is not taken against the accused within 24 hours.
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