Mumbai News: Woman, Lover Arrested For Killing Her Father Over Relationship Dispute

Mumbai: The MIDC police have arrested a woman and her paramour for allegedly killing her 58-year-old father because he opposed their relationship. The incident occurred in Andheri East on June 11.

The daughter, Sonali Bait, 37, is married and has two children -- a 17-year-old daughter and a 13-year-old son. However, she left her husband and kids, starting a live-in relationship with Mahesh Pandey, 28. Her father frequently opposed their relationship, which allegedly led Sonali and Pan to assault him with their bare hands, resulting in his death.

According to the FIR, the deceased, Shankar Kamble, a housekeeper, resided in Ghatkopar West with his son, Rahul, 28. Sonali married Amol Bait in 2008 and she has been in a live-in relationship with Pandey since 2022, said the police. She had severed ties with her father, brother, husband and children.

On June 8, Kamble again tried to convince Sonali to end her affair, prompting an enraged Pandey to slap him. Next day, the victim again called her daughter home, leading to another altercation, said the police, adding that they had even summoned Pandey. He accused Rahul of theft, but the police realised that he was lying. Subsequently, the accused duo was warned to not to get into any further arguments with Kamble and Rahul.

On June 11, Kamble called Rahul and sought help, saying that the duo were thrashing him. The latter said that he rushed to the spot and both of them beat him as well. When Kamble tried to intervene, Pandey allegedly fatally punched him hard in the chest.