Wife of BJP MLC’s uncle arrested for his murder following a 5 lakh supari

“On Wednesday, we arrested Mohini Wagh (48), wife of the deceased, on charges of her involvement in the conspiracy to kill her husband. She will be produced before a court on Thursday when we will seek her police custody for interrogation,” said a Crime Branch officer.

Mohini is the sixth arrest in the case. Five others were arrested in the case earlier, including Akshay Harish Jawalkar alias Sonya (29), a former tenant of the deceased who allegedly gave the ‘supari’ as a fallout of past enmity.

Satish Sadba Wagh (55), a resident of Manjari Budruk, was kidnapped around 6.20 am on December 9 when he was on a morning walk near his house. In the evening the same day, around 12 hours after he was kidnapped, his body was found at Shindavane village near Yavat, around 50 km from Pune city. Probe revealed that Wagh was stabbed to death and was also beaten with a blunt object. Wagh, who was a farmer and also owned a small eatery, is survived by his wife Mohini and sons Omkar and Abhishek. Wagh was the maternal uncle of BJP leader and MLC Yogesh Tilekar. The investigation of the case was transferred to the Crime Branch from the local police.

Probe has revealed that around 6.15 am on December 9, Wagh had left his house for his morning walk. A few minutes later, he met Nilesh Sodnar, a resident of the same area. Within moments, Sodnar heard screams of Wagh who was being forced into an SUV by some persons. They fled the spot with Wagh. Sodnar then ran to inform Wagh’s family. Subsequently, police were informed.