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Crime
Aurangabad Police Arrest Three in Elderly Murder Linked to Superstition
✍️ Amar Ujala · Gaya
🗓 18 Aug 2026, 04:18 PM
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Police in Aurangabad arrested three suspects, including a woman, within 72 hours of an elderly man's strangulation, citing superstition and illicit relationship as motives.
Police in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, announced that an elderly man had been strangled in a murder linked to superstition and an illicit relationship. Within three days of the incident, authorities arrested three suspects, including a woman, after a thorough investigation. The investigation revealed that the motive stemmed from local superstitious beliefs and a forbidden relationship involving the victim. The arrests were made following forensic analysis and witness statements that pointed to the suspects’ involvement. The case is now under the jurisdiction of the local crime branch, which will continue to probe the circumstances surrounding the murder.