Pune: Ex Serviceman Accused Of Wife’s Murder Found Hanging Days After Fleeing Home
Pune: An ex-serviceman accused of strangling his wife to death and attacking their 17-year-old son was found hanging from a tree near the Bhima river in Chandoli village on Wednesday, Khed police said. Mahendra Shivaji Daundkar, 45, had allegedly fled after the incident at his home in Rajgurunagar on Aug 30. Police had formed teams to trace him after registering a case based on a complaint by his…
Mahendra Shivaji Daundkar, a 45-year-old ex-serviceman, was found hanging from a tree near the Bhima river in Chandoli village on Wednesday. The Khed police registered an accidental-death case in connection with his death. Daundkar was accused of strangling his wife, Deepa Mahendra Daundkar, 40, to death and assaulting their 17-year-old son, Atharva, in their home in Rajgurunagar on August 30.
According to Atharva's complaint, he had dinner with his parents around 9 pm on August 30 and left for a friend's place at about 11.30 pm. When he returned around 11.45 pm, he found his mother unresponsive. Atharva confronted his father after noticing marks on Deepa's neck, leading to an altercation where Daundkar allegedly attacked him with knives, injuring Atharva's right thumb in the process. Atharva managed to escape from the room, after which Daundkar escaped from the premises.
Police had formed teams to trace Daundkar after receiving a complaint from his son. His body was discovered the following day during a police search. The circumstances leading to his death are currently under investigation.
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