Bhopal: Couple kill friend, keep skull as trophy to threaten others
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A man and a woman allegedly killed their friend in MP's Bhopal and kept the victim's skull to threaten others.
A man and woman in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal have been arrested for allegedly murdering a man and burying his body in their home. The victim’s remains were found after the police dug up the place for about 12 hours.
According to the police, the accused kept the victim’s skull as a trophy and used it to threaten others in the locality.
Inspector BS Prajapati at the Habibganj police station said, “The accused Bablu was in an inebriated state on May 23 in his locality. He was seen carrying a human skull and threatening others. He claimed the skull belonged to one Shiv Dutt Bhalerao, a friend of his. In his drunken state, he said he murdered Bhalerao.”
The inspector added that residents said Bablu would often threaten others by claiming he had committed murder in the past.
According to police sources, the alleged murder was committed in October 2021, as per the statement of the accused.
The police said it was learnt during interrogation that the accused suspected that the victim was having an affair with his girlfriend. The accused allegedly stabbed the victim in October 2021 in the presence of his lover. The duo then dug up a grave in the house and buried the body, the police said.
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