TNN | Feb 21, 2012, 04.59AM IST
AHMEDABAD: Chandkheda police officials arrested Shyamveer for killing his wife Shashikala on Sunday. The arrest came after a statement by Shyamveer's 10-year-old son Yogesh, who worked as his accomplice in the act.
Police investigators said Shashikala Yadav, 32, a resident of Mansarovar Society, was found dead at her home by neighbours at 8.30 am on Sunday after her stepson Yogesh raised an alarm of a robbery attempt at their place. Her hands and legs were tied and her mouth was sealed with two medical tapes. Her six-month-old son Yuvraj was in a nearby creche.
Yogesh had claimed that three to four men entered the house and locked him in the bathroom from where he escaped. However, police saw holes in his story as they could not believe that the murder could be an act of a robber. His statement was crucial to throw light on the incident as Shyamveer was the prime accused.
"After taking the investigators for a ride for some time, Yogesh finally broke down late on Sunday night and confessed that his father killed his stepmother and asked him to support him. "He says that he did not see the murder taking place. He had just come from outside when he saw his father dragging the body in the room and applying a tape on her mouth. Shyamveer confided in him and told him to support him so that he could escape the punishment. He then told him to narrate the story of robbers to others and even ransacked the belongings to create a scene of robbery," said KP Rathod, in-charge inspector of Chandkheda police station.
Yogesh did as he was instructed, but when police reached the scene of crime and saw the body they realized that it could not be a handiwork of robbers. "Why would a robber take precautions of tying her hands and legs, when he could just stab and kill her? After video-recording Yogesh's statement, we approached Shyamveer, who was in our custody. He confessed to his crime after we showed him the evidences," said Rathod.
Police investigators said that Shyamveer was tired of Shashikala's constant nagging about not giving her money to run the house. When she involved her parents in the fight, he did not like it.
The murder was a result of an early morning fight between the duo, when Shashikala questioned him about his business and why he went out on Sundays. He strangled her with his hands and then created a scene of gruesome robbery. However, he did not have time to get the valuables out of the house as he did not want to be seen by the nearby residents.
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