Lover murders 19-year-old, dumps her body in Eklare
Hindustan TimesPALGHAR: A 19-year-old woman working in a pharmaceutical manufacturing unit in Tarapur MIDC was murdered by her lover who smashed her head with a stone on Monday in Palghar. HT Image The police have apprehended the accused, Sumeet Navneet Tandel, 21, who also works in a factory in the MIDC area, and are registering a case against him. With the help of the residents, the police started a search operation for the victim in the marshy and thorny terrain near Eklare village, a few km away from the place where the two fought. Around 2.30 pm, the cops found a dead body with signs of profuse bleeding from the head and foaming from the mouth in the marshy terrain near Eklare. Deputy Superintendent of Police Vikas Naik and police inspector Shirish Pawar were instrumental in investigating the crime and apprehending the accused within a few hours of the crime.