Mumbai Murder Accused Manoj Sane Talked To Multiple Women On Chat App, Brought Pesticides

In yet another revelation in the Saraswati Vaidya murder case, the accused, Manoj Sane, apparently brought pesticides from a plant nursery in the western suburb of Borivali, Mumbai. While Sane maintains that his partner, Saraswati, took her own life by consuming the pesticide, the exact motive remains shrouded in mystery.

On Tuesday afternoon, Sane was taken to the Bharat Ratna Late Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (Tembha) Civil Hospital in Bhayandar for medical tests. However, the police have not disclosed the specific nature and reason behind these examinations.

According to the police, Sane now expresses remorse for his heinous act of murdering Saraswati. His claim that she poisoned herself was proved fake after evidence from his mobile phone revealed searches for various types of poisons. Sane had earlier claimed that he had planned to commit suicide.

Furthermore, investigators found that Sane had been engaging in conversations with multiple women on a chat app.

Following DNA tests conducted by the police, the dismembered body parts of Saraswati were handed over to her sisters, who performed her final rites. The gruesome discovery was made on June 7 in a flat located in Geeta Nagar, Mira Road.

Meanwhile, the Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar police in Maharashtra have recorded the statements of more than 20 persons in connection with the sensational discovery of the chopped, pressure-cooked and roasted body parts of a 32-year-old woman from a flat on the outskirts of Mumbai, as reported by PTI.

Victim Saraswati Vaidya's live-in partner Manoj Sane (56) has been arrested for allegedly killing her and dismembering the body in their 7th-floor rented apartment in Mira Road of Thane district. Sane has been remanded in police custody till June 16.

According to Jayant Bajbale, deputy commissioner of police - Zone I, the process of recovery of materials in the case is underway. They have recorded the statements of 20 persons so far, he said. DNA samples of Vaidya and her near ones have been collected for matching. Police on Monday handed over her remains to her sisters who performed Vaidya's last rites, the official said.

Chats and call records of the accused and victim are also being examined, said officials. It is suspected that the murder took place on June 4, though it came to light on June 7 when the police broke open the door of the couple's flat at Akashdeep building in Mira Road (East) after neighbours complained of a foul smell emanating from there.

Sane, who worked at a ration shop, has claimed that Vaidya committed suicide by drinking poison and he only tried to dispose of her body by chopping it up. The accused also allegedly told police that he was HIV-positive and never had any physical relationship with Vaidya. He has also claimed that Vaidya was his wife and not his live-in partner.