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Mint
3 days ago
- Mint
Newlywed woman hacks husband to death after he insists on consummating marriage
Just as more grisly details have started to emerge in the Meghalaya honeymoon murder case, another case of a woman killing her husband has come forth from Maharashtra's Sangli district where a newlywed woman allegedly hacked her husband to death for insisting on consummating the marriage. The 27-year-old woman, identified as Radhika, allegedly killed her husband using an axe just a fortnight after their wedding. The woman attacked her 53-year-old husband, Anil Lokhande, around 12.30 am on Wednesday after he insisted on consummating their 15-day-old marriage, police said. The woman has been arrested. The couple resided in Kupwad tehsil of Sangli district, a police official said. It was Lokhande's second marriage as his first wife had died of cancer, he said. Police said the woman was irked that Anil Lokhande had been constantly asking her to consummate their marriage whcih often led to a heated exchange between the two. On early Wednesday morning, in a fit of rage, Anil Lokhande's wife 'fatally attacked her husband with an axe when he was asleep in bed,' an official from Kupwad MIDC police station said. The woman was later arrested and booked under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, he said, adding further probe was on into the case. Indore-based transport businessman Raja Raghuvanshi was allegedly murdered during his honeymoon trip to Meghalaya last month allegedly at the behest of his wife Sonam, as per police. The police suspect Sonam hatched a conspiracy to murder Raja in connivance with her alleged lover. Sonam and four others have been arrested so far in connection with the murder.
News18
3 days ago
- News18
Sangli Shocker: Woman Hacks Husband To Death With Axe Just 15 Days After Marriage
Last Updated: The woman, identified as Radhika, allegedly attacked her 53-year-old husband, Anil Lokhande Even as the nation reels from the brutal murder of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi during his honeymoon in Meghalaya, a fresh case of marital violence has emerged, this time from Maharashtra's Sangli district, where a 27-year-old woman allegedly killed her husband with an axe just 15 days after their wedding. The woman, identified as Radhika, allegedly attacked her 53-year-old husband, Anil Lokhande, around 12:30 am on Wednesday at their home in Kupwad tehsil, after he insisted on consummating the marriage, police said. Deepak Bandwalkar, Inspector at MIDC Police Station in Sangli, confirmed the incident. 'In a dispute between husband and wife, the wife killed her husband with an axe while he was still in bed. We have arrested the accused woman, Radhika Lokhande, on charges of murdering her husband, Anil Lokhande. The investigation is ongoing. Only after the probe will we understand the true motive behind the murder," he said. The woman has been arrested and booked under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, with further investigation underway. Lokhande was previously married; his first wife had died of cancer. This comes amid continuing developments in the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, in which police allege his wife Sonam conspired with her lover and hired men to kill him during their honeymoon in Meghalaya. The couple had married in Indore just four days before the trip. Police believe Sonam plotted the murder in advance, and five people, including her, have been arrested so far. First Published: June 12, 2025, 09:07 IST
