Murder of Snehal Gaware
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Snehal Gaware, a resident of Dombivili, Thane, Maharashtra, in India, was murdered on 20 July 2007 allegedly by her boyfriend.
Murder
Gaware was studying in the final year of her engineering course at Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Andheri. She lived with her parents in Dombivili, at the Ninad Society where she had been recuperating from a leg injury in June 2007. On 20 July 2007, she was missing from home when her mother returned. The following day, Gaware's body was found with her mouth gagged, and her hands and legs tied in the drawer of her bed.[1]
Aftermath
Gaware's boyfriend, Hiten Rathod, was arrested and charged with her murder in April 2010. He had continued his education in the United States in the meantime. Police dropped the charges the following year, claiming a lack of evidence[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Boyfriend arrested for murdering 21-yr-old and stuffing the body in her bed's cavity". Mumbai Mirror. 27 April 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ Gupta, Pradeep (25 January 2011). "Cops do a U-turn in student murder case, say no proof against murder accused". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 January 2016.