Man Kills Live-In Partner After She Accuses Him Of Rape, Wife Helps Him

A 28-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her live-in partner in Maharashtra's Palghar after she filed a rape case against him, police said. The man's wife helped him kill the woman and then dispose off her body in a creek at Valsad in neighbouring Gujarat.

The police identified the woman as Naina Mahat who worked in the film industry as a make-up artist. She had been in a relationship with the accused, Manohar Shukla, for five years. Shukla used to work as a costume designer.

Preliminary investigation revealed that Naina was forcing Shukla to marry her. When he refused to do so, she filed a rape complaint against him, Assistant Commissioner of Police Padmaja Bade. Shukla allegedly asked her to withdraw the case and killed her when she refused.