Victim of adultery with bigotry.

ABSTRACT

A classical case in which the victim was killed in a bizarre manner, by his own (two) wives and their boyfriend. For the past 8 years victim had been living in the city for livelihood while he left the family in the village. In his absence both the wives who are sisters developed an illicit relationship with a man from the same village. The victim unexpectedly visited the village on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi and came to know about their illicit relationship. He put-up the issue in the panchayat which enraged both the wives and their paramour hence they planned to kill him. In the name of a get-together they got the husband drunk and once unconscious, they beat him mercilessly and strangled him to death. They packed the body in a gunny bag, wrapped it in a woolen blanket and buried him in a partially dried pond in the outskirts of the village. Due to the sudden disappearance of the victim the relatives suspecting foul play, informed the police. During interrogation by the Police the wives and their paramour confessed their crime.