Overview
- The case concerns the July 10, 2022 death of Nirja Rupesh Amberkar in Badlapur, initially logged as an accidental snakebite based on statements from her husband and others.
- Police arrested four on December 11, identifying the accused as husband Rupesh Satishchandra Amberkar and associates Rushikesh Chalke, Kunal Chaudhary, and snake rescuer Chetan Dudhane.
- According to police, the group conspired to ensure a poisonous snake bit Nirja inside the couple’s Ujjwaldeep Apartment residence around 10 pm that night.
- Officers say the accused gave recorded statements during detailed questioning, after which investigators took them to the flat to reconstruct the sequence of events.
- All four have been booked under IPC sections 302, 201, 182 and 120(B), and police plan to share further investigative details at a press conference today.