INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
MUMBAI: A man allegedly murdered his live-in-partner in their rented flat in Maharashtra's Nalasopara and hid the body in a bed box.In
their rent agreement, they had claimed to be a married couple.Hardik Shah (30), who was arrested from the Nagda junction railway station in
Madhya Pradesh early Tuesday was brought to Nalasopara on Wednesday
Tuling police, where a case of murder has been registered, will produce him before the Vasai court.Hardik is accused of strangling his
live-in-partner Megha Torvi (40) in the rented flat in Sita Sadan, Nalasopara (east).According to police, the matter came to light when the
real estate agent Sanjeev Thakur approached the cops after he received a call from Megha's aunt in Karnataka on Monday
She told Thakur that Hardik had called her claiming to have killed Megha and he also threatened to commit suicide
Thakur reached the flat and found it locked from the outside
Kalina areaCops broke open the door to find furniture missing
The foul smell led them to the bed in the bedroom
The body was found in the cavity of the bed
The body had strangulation marks on the neck
Thakur told the police that the couple had rented the flat 20 days ago and they had introduced themselves as a married couple
Hardik, a Mira Road resident, was unemployed and Megha worked as a nurse
Hardik told the police that their frequent fights over monetary matters led him to kill her.Cops tracked Hardik and found that he was
travelling by the Paschim Express train
Cops coordinated with their counterparts across railway stations and detained him at the Nagda railway station.WatchMaharashtra: Man kills
live-in partner, hides body in bed box
