Nov 04, 2024 06:59 PM IST
Vishal Baghel was suspended from the SAF final 12 months after his arrest for attacking his father-in-law with a sword
BHOPAL: A suspended constable of Madhya Pradesh’s particular armed power (SAF) killed his spouse, additionally a police constable, at her Balaghat home late on Sunday, police mentioned. The SAF constable, Vishal Baghel, later surrendered earlier than the native police station.
The sufferer, Upasana Baghel, was a 35-year-old constable with the Madhya Pradesh Police. She was dwelling in a rented home in Balaghat. (Getty Pictures/iStockphoto)
Vishal Baghel was suspended final 12 months after his arrest for attacking his father-in-law with a sword and was hooked up to the SAF workplace in Indore.
Deputy superintendent of police Sonam Jharwade mentioned Upasana Baghel, a 35-year-old constable, was killed between 10 and 11pm on Sunday at her rented home in Balaghat.
“Upasana married Vishal Baghel in 2020 during the Covid pandemic. The couple has a two-year-old son. On Sunday night, she was strangled after the couple had a fight,” the DSP mentioned.
Jharwade added that Vishal Baghel, who was arrested for the assault on his father-in-law and brother-in-law in Seoni on August 29, 2023 with a sword, was launched on bail on February 4.
Upasana’s brother Jaideep Baghel mentioned Vishal Baghel was a drunk and harassed his sister for cash. He had additionally been pressurising Upasana to persuade her father and brother to withdraw the police case in opposition to him.
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