Overview
- Police say the 33-year-old woman was killed Monday after an argument over her refusal to have a relationship.
- The half-burnt body was found Tuesday in Padma Nagar, Bhiwandi, which set off a crime-branch investigation.
- Thane Crime Branch officers arrested 42-year-old Dwarika Prasad Verma on Thursday after questioning in the case.
- Investigators say the victim was the wife of the suspect’s colleague at a local powerloom unit.
- The suspect has been booked for murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, India’s new criminal code, as the probe continues.