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Ghatkopar Woman Accused of Hiring Family to Kill Daughter-in-Law

Ghatkopar Woman Accused of Hiring Family to Kill Daughter-in-Law
She hired the house maid and her family to kill her daughter-in-law · indianexpress.com

Police are investigating the death of 35-year-old Sapna Ghanji in Ghatkopar.

They say her mother-in-law, Dhanlaxmi Ghanji, planned the killing.

Police allege she paid Rs 3 lakh to a domestic worker and the worker’s family.

Four people from that family were arrested.

Dhanlaxmi was arrested earlier.

She had reportedly said Sapna died after falling in the bathroom.

Investigators became suspicious because Sapna had injury marks.

CCTV footage and phone records allegedly connected the people to the crime.

Police say the investigation found that the death was not an accident.

Key facts

Victim
Sapna Ghanji, 35
Key accused
Dhanlaxmi Ghanji, 65, Sapna’s mother-in-law
Alleged payment
Rs 3 lakh
Additional arrests
Mangala Jadhav, Suresh, Shivani, 21, and Sajan, 19
Evidence cited by police
CCTV footage, phone records, and the nature of Sapna’s injuries
Initial explanation
Dhanlaxmi allegedly claimed Sapna died after falling in the bathroom

Quotes

DCP Ganesh Shinde

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mumbai

“After the body of Sapna was found with injury marks in the bathroom on Sunday night we registered a murder case and arrested her mother‑in‑law. It was during her interrogation and technical clues that we found that she had hired four others to murder her daughter‑in‑law on Sunday”
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