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Crime
Mumbai Woman Allegedly Pays Rs 3 Lakh to Facilitate Daughter‑in‑Law’s Murder
✍️ NDTV
🗓 20 Aug 2026, 02:39 PM
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A woman in Mumbai has allegedly paid Rs 3 lakh to help murder her daughter‑in‑law after a domestic violence dispute. Police say the mother‑in‑law fabricated a story of an accidental fall, but evidence points to pre‑planned murder.
A woman in Mumbai has allegedly paid Rs 3 lakh to facilitate the murder of her daughter‑in‑law, according to police reports. The case emerged after the mother‑in‑law claimed that her daughter‑in‑law had fallen in the bathroom while intoxicated and died in the accident.
Investigators say the alleged victim was actually murdered and that the mother‑in‑law fabricated the drunken‑fall story to cover up the crime. The payment of Rs 3 lakh was reportedly made to a hired accomplice who carried out the killing.
The police have arrested the woman and are probing her involvement in the murder plot. The case is being treated as a pre‑meditated homicide under the Indian Penal Code.
The investigation is ongoing, and authorities have urged anyone with information to come forward. The case has drawn attention to the prevalence of domestic violence and the lengths some individuals will go to conceal it.
Investigators say the alleged victim was actually murdered and that the mother‑in‑law fabricated the drunken‑fall story to cover up the crime. The payment of Rs 3 lakh was reportedly made to a hired accomplice who carried out the killing.
The police have arrested the woman and are probing her involvement in the murder plot. The case is being treated as a pre‑meditated homicide under the Indian Penal Code.
The investigation is ongoing, and authorities have urged anyone with information to come forward. The case has drawn attention to the prevalence of domestic violence and the lengths some individuals will go to conceal it.