Chandrapur man, 49, surrenders over killing of woman, 45; body exhumed at Hingna near Nagpur
Police say Santosh Sakharkar walked into Chandrapur City police station on October 17 and confessed; he is in police custody till October 22.
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A 49-year-old man surrendered at Chandrapur City police station on October 17 and confessed to killing a 45-year-old woman, police said. A court has remanded the accused in police custody till October 22.
According to police, the accused is Santosh Sakharkar, 49, a resident of Tukum, Chandrapur. The woman, also from Chandrapur, had been in a relationship with Sakharkar for three to four years, it was stated. On October 14, 2026, the two had a heated argument over some matter. Sakharkar is accused of strangling the woman to death after the quarrel.
The accused is understood to have told police that he then took the body in a four-wheeler from Chandrapur to Nagpur to dispose of it. He said he buried the body at night at a deserted spot in the Hingna area of Nagpur district. His aim was to avoid arousing anyone's suspicion, the original information states.
The accused came to the police station on October 17 and told police everything. Chandrapur City police then acted without delay. A police team went to Nagpur, and a panchnama was drawn up at the spot in Hingna in the presence of an executive magistrate and tehsildar. The ground was dug up and the woman's body was taken out. After identification, the body was sent to the District General Hospital, Chandrapur, for a post-mortem examination.
A case has been registered against the accused at Chandrapur City police station under Sections 103(1) and 238 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, for murder and destruction of evidence. The accused has been arrested, and when produced before the court he was remanded in police custody till October 22.
The operation was carried out under the guidance of Superintendent of Police Ayush Nopani, Additional Superintendent of Police Ishwar Katkade and Sub-Divisional Police Officer Pramod Chaugule. It was carried out by a team of Chandrapur City police station Inspector Shyam Gavhane, Assistant Inspector Yuvraj Sahare, Head Constable Rakesh Fukat and constables Moreshwar Shinde, Roshan Bhoinkar and Leena Kathwale. Police are investigating the case further.
