Overview
- The Chandan Nagar case, which came to light Friday when the victim’s husband found her body in the office, led to the arrests of advocate Sanjay Sawant, his wife Swati and their minor daughter.
- Investigators identify the victim as Poonam Dinesh Mun, a secretary who worked for Sawant for more than three years at his Pune office.
- Police say the wife, suspecting an affair, confronted Mun with her daughter, tied her and beat her with a bat and other blunt objects before packing the body into a sack inside the office.
- An FIR cites the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, India’s new criminal code, including sections for murder, criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence, and the case also includes the SC/ST Atrocities Act.
- Officers report confessions from the wife and daughter during questioning and are examining whether Sawant had prior knowledge or helped destroy evidence, with forensic and digital analysis ongoing and the minor handled under juvenile procedures.