A shocking incident has come to light from Pimpri-Chinchwad’s Sangvi area, where a husband and wife were found dead in their house. The incident came to light on Thursday morning.
Police are investigating the matter to determine whether this is a case of murder or suicide.
The deceased have been identified as Shyam Vaghela (50) and his wife Rajashree Shyam Vaghela (45), a school teacher in Pimpri.
As per the information, a repetitive dispute was occurring between the duo, with the husband suspecting his wife’s character, leading to arguments with her the night before the incident.
Last night, the couple’s daughter was informed about the dispute by her mother, who promised to visit in the morning. However, when she arrived in the morning at the Sangvi residence, she knocked on the door, but no one responded.
With the help of neighbours, when she broke the door open, she found her father dead by hanging and her mother lying nearby, unresponsive.
According to the police, the duo’s dead bodies have been sent for postmortem, and the matter is under investigation. Whether it is suicide or murder is part of the investigation.
Sandeep Atole, Deputy Commissioner of Police, speaking to The Free Press Journal, said, “The couple has two daughters who are married and living at Navi Sangvi and Pimple Saudagar respectively. After a heated argument between them, the mother called the two daughters and narrated the argument. When one of them came to meet them in the morning, she found the duo dead.”
Jitendra Koli, Senior Police Inspector of Sangvi Police Station, speaking to The Free Press Journal, said, “The couple was from Gujarat but resided in Pune for the last 40 years. Shyam was working as an attendant in a real estate company, and his wife was a professional teacher. As the husband doubted his wife’s character, repetitive fights were happening, which could have led to suicide, but it will be too early to say before the investigation.”
“Shyam’s body was found hanging; however, his wife Rajashree was found dead in a sitting position. She was bleeding from the mouth. However, no further injury marks have been found on their bodies. After the postmortem, the picture will be clearer,” he added.