[Based on a news item published in The Times of India dated 14-02-2018 (Wednesday)].
Cyberabad police on 13th February, 2018 (Tuesday), announced the arrest of three persons involved in the brutal killing of a pregnant woman and later chopping her body into pieces, before dumping it in two gunny bags at Botanical Gardens. The victim was identified as Bingee alias Pinky, 32 a resident of Mohona Malti village of Banka district in Bihar. The arrested trio were identified as Mamta Jha, 37, the kingpin, Anil Jha, 75, husband of Mamta and Amarkant Jha, 21, son. All the accused lived at Siddique Nagar, Serilingampally. Vikas Kashyap, both Bingee and Mamta's paramour, was also involved in the murder, and is still absconding.
According to police, the victim, was staying with Vikas since January 2017 in Mohana Malti after leaving two kids, Dev, 10, and daughter Nandini, 5, with her husband Dinesh. "She shifted with Vikas along with her eight-year-old son, Jatin. While Vikas was staying with the victim, he had an affair with Mamta, his neighbour in the village", said Commissioner of Police Cyberabad Sandeep Shandilya. After some time, Mamta and Anil also shifted to Hyderabad to live with Vikas and her son in a rented house at Siidique Nagar.
"Pinky, who was alone in her village, somehow managed to get her lover's address and reached Hyderabad along with her son, Jatin, 45 days prior to her murder", said Shadilya. Trouble broke out when Pinky learnt that Mamta was taking all the earnings of Vikas, who used to sell Pani Puris in the city to eke out a living. "So both Mamta and Vikas along with Anil and Amarkant hatched a plan to kill Bingee", Shandilya added. On 27th January, 2018, Mamta was beaten up and kicked on her vital parts, which resulted in her death and they kept the body in their house. The next day Vikas and Amarkant then cut the body with an electrical saw in the bathroom and put them in two bags. On the early hours in two bags. On the early hours of 29th January, 2018, Mamta and Amarkant abandoned the bags near Botanical Garden.
How the murder unfolded:
27th January: As per plan, accused Mamta and Vikas pick up a quarrel with Bingee. Mamta tries to throttle Bingee and pushes her against a wall. All four accused - Mamta, Vikas, Amarkant and Anil - also kick Bingee violently, damaging her vital organs that causes her death.
28th January: With an electrical cutting machine, Amarkant and Vikas chop off the body and place them in sacks.
29th January: Mamta and Amarkant dump the sacks near Botanical Garden.
CCTV Footage helps cops:
--CCTV footage showed accused had travelled on a bike.
--From vehicle's registration number cops found latest e-challans.
--Cops then contacted bike owner, Sidhartha Bardhan, who worked in the bar with Amarkant Jha.
--Sidhartha told cops he had given the bike to Amarkant few days ago.
--Based on these details, Amarkant, Mamta Jha and Anil Jha were arrested.
Eight-year-old boy tried to 'wake'mom: The eight-year-old son of the murdered pregnant woman, still has no idea about his mother's death. The boy was identified as Jatin Kashyap, who shifted to Hyderabad along with his mother, Bingee, nearly 45 days before the murder. The boy was identified as Jatin Kashyap, who shifted to Hyderabad along with his mother, Bingee, nearly 45 days before the murder. "He thinks that she is well and undergoing treatment in hospital. That is what the accused persons told him", said Shyam Prasad Rao, ACP Madhapur told TOI. According to police, the boy was shifted to Vishwas Support Centre at Kondapur Government Area Hospital, on 19-02-2018, after police found out about the location of the accused. "The boy was taken to a terrace at the time of the murder. He was with one of the accused, Anil Jha at that time. That is why he does not know about the death. On 28th January morning, he saw his mother's dead body lying on the floor on a carpet. He tried to wake her up, but Bingee did not reply. All the other accused persons, told him that Bingee was unwell and is in deep sleep", said DCP Admin, C. Anasuya.
"It took us nearly four hours to make him talk. He just wanted to play for sometime. However, while playing, he started answering our questions. He was beaten up for asking about his mother's health after that day, as the accused told him that she is undergoing treatment. He and Bingee were earlier beaten up by the family, the boy revealed", the DCP added. The boy will be counselled by psychiatrists.
-Challapalli Srinivas Chakravarthy-
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