32-Year-Old Nalasopara Woman Kills Husband, Buries Him Inside House With Lover's Help

A 32-year-old woman allegedly murdered her husband with the help of her lover and buried his body inside their house in Nalasopara in Palghar district.

The deceased was identified as Vijay Chauhan (35), who lived in the Gangdipada area of Nalasopara (East) along with wife Chaman alias Gudiya Devi and their seven-year-old son.

The victim had reportedly become an "obstacle" in his wife’s extramarital affair. Police say that his wife, Gudiya Chauhan, conspired with her lover and neighbour, Monu Vishwakarma (33), to eliminate him.

They are suspected to have buried Chauhan’s body four feet under the house after digging a pit, a police officer said.

Police suspect that the murder took place around 10 days ago when Chaman had called a worker for the tiling work.

The matter surfaced on Sunday, July 20, and the police have launched a hunt for the woman and her friend, with whom she allegedly eloped after committing the crime.

According to the police, Chauhan and his brother Akhilesh had bought a new house. Akhilesh has been trying to contact Chauhan since the past few days as he needed money for the payment of the new house. But, whenever Akhilesh would call on Chauhan’s phone, his wife was answering the calls.

On Monday, July 21, Akhilesh visited Chauhan’s house and found it to be locked with some foul smell coming out.

He informed the police, who broke open the house, but found no traces of Chauhan.

However, Akhilesh observed that three tiles on the floor were different from rest.

They also observed a pile of soil near the house. Akhilesh became suspicious and requested the police to dig up the floor, said a police source.

When the floor was dug up nearly four feet, the police found the remains of a human body. From the clothes, Akhilesh identified that it was of Chauhan’s. The forensic team present at the spot during digging up collected samples and the body was sent for the autopsy, the source added.

The Pelhar police are in process of filing a murder case.

The team of senior police inspector Jitendra Vankoti of Pelhar police station are looking for the woman and her friend.