The suspect once worked for the police, but was dismissed from service. (Representative)
Nagpur:
A dismissed police officer allegedly killed a married woman he was in a relationship with after a heated argument and then buried her body behind an under-construction building in Nagpur city, police said on Tuesday.
The suspect, Naresh alias Narendra Pandurang Dahule (40), has been arrested from neighboring Chandrapur district and charged with murder and destruction of evidence, they said.
The victim, also 40 years old and a resident of Chimur in Chandrapur district, was married and had a son. Dahule and the woman, who were classmates during their school years, rekindled their relationship via Facebook in August, police said.
They soon became romantically involved and decided to elope. However, on November 26, while trying to implement their plan, the couple got into a heated argument about their future together. In a fit of rage, Dahule strangled his lover to death, they said.
To conceal his crime, he drove around in a stolen car with the body for hours before dumping it in a septic tank behind an under-construction building in Vela Hari area under Beltarodi police station limits in Nagpur city, they said.
The Chandrapur police, who were investigating the theft of the car used by Dahule, arrested him.
During the investigation, which included a thorough review of phone records and forensic evidence, Dahule confessed to the murder and led police to where he dumped the victim's body, police said.
The suspect once worked for the police but was dismissed from service, they said, without providing further details.
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