Overview
- Ujaladevi (Ujala) Dohare, a native of Uttar Pradesh living in Pune with her brother, died after nine days in intensive care following an April 29 throat-slashing at her home in Chandan Nagar.
- Police arrested ex-partner Dilip Rathod, who investigators say had a strained relationship with Dohare and suspected she would marry someone else.
- The investigation moved quickly after Dohare’s April 29 video call to her brother showed her bleeding, prompting him to rush her to a private hospital in Kharadi.
- Unable to speak because of her injuries, she wrote “Dilip Rathod” on paper in the hospital, which police say helped confirm the suspect’s identity.
- Senior officers said they will add a murder charge under Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, India’s new criminal code, as Chandan Nagar police continue the case.