MNS Chief Raj Thackeray’s wife Sharmila counters to Navi Mumbai woman’s murder

MNS Chief Raj Thackeray’s wife Sharmila counters to Navi Mumbai woman’s murder

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray alongside his wife Sharmila Thackeray countered to the tragic incident and informed that she has urged the Mumbai Police to ensure that the area under their jurisdiction should be safe for women.

Two days after a 20-year-old woman’s body was discovered near Uran railway station in Navi Mumbai, police have arrested Dawood Shaikh from Karnataka,
implicating him with her murder. The accused was nailed in Shahapur, Gulbarga.

Obliterating a religious angle to the crime, Sharmila Thackeray further voiced that there is no religion in this. Any man who commits such a crime need to be punished for the crime committed.

As per Police reports, the victim’s father filed a complaint against the accused in 2019, leading to a case being registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

Additional Police Commissioner (Crime) Deepak Sakore revealed that the victim and Dawood Shaikh had been in contact and met on the day of the murder. While a heated argument amid them may have led to the killing, the exact motive remains unclear, and an ongoing investigation is being conducted.

The woman’s body was found around 2 am on Saturday after her parents filed a missing persons report on July 25. According to police, the victim, who worked in Belapur, had taken a half-day leave. The autopsy report confirmed that the victim died of stab wounds.

According to Deepak Sakore Shaikh had lived in Uran for some time but went to Karnataka after the victim’s father lodged a police complaint against him, and a POCSO case was registered in 2019.

The police further reveal that the accused, Dawood Shaikh, who worked as a driver in the neighboring state Karnataka, maintained contact with the 20-year-old victim.

News Edit K.V.Raman