Gujarat Man Who Reported Grandmother-In-Law's Murder Confesses To Three Killings
Police say the couple also allegedly concealed the bodies of two other relatives after killing them for property and to mislead investigators.
- Ahmedabad City Police uncovered a triple murder case in Surat after Accused Madhavdas Sadhu confessed to killing three family members, having initially provided false information to frame his wife, Urmila, and her cousin, Afzal.
- On October 7, 2022, Madhavdas and Urmila murdered his grandmother-in-law, Shantaben Vasava, to seize her property, placing her body in a drum with cement before burying it inside their home.
- In 2022, Madhavdas and Urmila murdered his mother, Manjulaben Sadhu, and sister-in-law, Bharti—also known as Bhagwati—smothering both victims with a pillow while claiming they died from natural causes.
- Legal proceedings are currently underway against the accused regarding the three murders, after detectives confirmed Madhavdas fabricated the initial tip-off to implicate Urmila following her departure from the home eight months ago.
- The string of killings was driven by property disputes and a desire to conceal previous offenses, as police continue to probe the matter and work to finalize charges against the couple for the 2022 crimes.
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Ahmedabad couple killed 3 women in 2022, hid one body in drum. Cops found it 4 years later
A couple killed a 70-year-old woman in Ahmedabad, stuffed her body in a cement-filled drum and buried it in their home. Four years later, police discovered the drum and arrested a couple in a case of triple murder.
Surat couple killed 3, then separated. How man’s plan to frame wife backfired
The investigation revealed that Urmila and Madhavdas had been living separately for approximately eight months. Urmila left their home with her son and took along her jewellery and cash. Madhavdas held a grudge.
The mystery of the 2022 murder of 70-year-old Shantaben Vasava in Kosamba, Gujarat, has been solved four years later. According to police, the accused couple had killed her mother-in-law, sister, and grandmother. Read the full story.
Gujarat man who reported grandmother-in-law’s murder confesses to killing her, 2 others in 2022
In a shocking turn of events, Madhavdas Sadhu has admitted to the murder of his grandmother-in-law, Shantaben Vasava, driven by greed for her property. Together with his wife Urmila, he allegedly suffocated her and buried her body beneath concrete. The couple later extended their violent spree to Madhavdas' mother and sister-in-law, utilizing similar tactics. Initially, he tried to deceive law enforcement but eventually confessed.
Gujarat Man Who Reported Grandmother-In-Law's Murder Confesses To Three Killings
A man in Gujarat's Surat district, who initially reported the alleged murder of his grandmother-in-law, has confessed to her killing and two other murders in 2022. Madhavdas Sadhu, along with his wife Urmila, allegedly murdered his grandmother-in-law, mother, and sister-in-law, primarily to seize property and cover up previous crimes.
Ahmedabad Crime Branch Cracks 2022 Triple Murder Case After Framing Plot Backfires
The investigation began when Madhavdas Bhaktiram Sadhu approached the police with an tip regarding the murder of Shantaben Gambhirbhai Vasava, an elderly woman killed in Kosamba, Surat district, in 2022.
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