Gujarat: Man murders pregnant live-in partner, buries body at farmland

A man was taken into custody for murdering his live-in partner who was pregnant and burying her body in Bardoli town in Gujarat.

The body of the victim was recovered 22 kms away from where she lived with the accused at a farmland owned by her father.

On 14th November, the victim, identified as Rashmi Kataria, dropped off her three-year-old kid at her parents' home after which she disappeared without a trace.

When she couldn’t be found for several days, her family registered a police complaint and it was revealed that she was five-months pregnant. The family also stated that she had been in a live-in relationship with a man named Chirag Patel for the past few years.

When police interrogated the accused about Rashmi's disappearance, he confessed to killing her.

In his confession, he told cops that he had strangulated her to death and took the dead body to her father's farm. There he dug a pit using a JCB excavator and buried the body. After the accused was questioned the police searched the plot and found the victim's body and sent it for autopsy.

Meanwhile, Chirag Patel has been taken into custody by the Gujarat Police.

During further interrogation, the accused let out that he had killed his partner because the couple had been having several fights of late. The police also suspect the role of Chirag's first wife in the crime, as she had fought with Rashmi a few months ago.

The police are also looking at if Chirag had other accomplices involved in the crime.

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