Overview
- Police arrested a husband and his 32-year-old wife on Friday in Palghar district on suspicion of killing a 33-year-old man over an alleged extramarital relationship.
- The victim was identified as Ataneshbhai Rajan Machhi of Valsad and his father filed a complaint after the body, found with severe injuries, prompted an investigation on May 20.
- Talasari investigators say the couple contacted the victim, took him to an isolated spot near Kurje dam, made him drink heavily and attacked him with a sharp weapon.
- Officers say the husband had repeatedly quarrelled with his wife over the relationship and had warned her to end it; police detained the prime suspect from Valsad before arresting both accused.
- The probe is ongoing with forensic tests, reconstruction and witness interviews being used to confirm the sequence of events and to frame formal charges across the Palghar–Valsad districts.