Pravin Masurkar told the police that his wife Prachi was mentally ill for four years; he had to bear educational expenses of three children and was under debt
AHMEDABAD : Odhav police have arrested autorickshaw driver Pravin Masurkar for killing his wife and daughter on Sunday. The accused, who was missing after murdering the mother-daughter duo, was arrested from Umrada in Udaipur. On January 20, 40-year-old Prachi Masurkar and her 17-year-old daughter Sonu were found dead in their house in Odhav. The police said they traced Pravin through his cellphone. During interrogation, Pravin said, “My wife was suffering from mental illness for the past four years. I had to spend a lot of money on her medicines. But they were of no use. Many a time, she would sleep for hours together. Also, I had to bear the educational expenses of our three children and was already under debt of Rs 25,000. I was worried that if I told this to Prachi, her condition may worsen. So I strangulated her and our daughter.” Explaining further he said, “I waited for my two children to come home. We had our dinner together.” At first, Pravin had planned to kill his wife and run away. “When I woke up at 5 am, I thought about my children. My eldest daughter Snehal was well-settled. I knew my son Yogesh would find his way out. But when I thought about Sonu, I felt that her life would be ruined. So I decided to kill her as well,” he said. However, next day he continued his routine work. Without even a hint of remorse, Pravin said, “I went to the kitchen and prepared tea. Just then, Yogesh woke up. I gave him Rs 50 and told him to bunk the school that day and enjoy. As soon as he left, I too left the house.” ---------- Odhav double murder accused held in Rajasthan * * *23-JAN-2012 * *AHMEDABAD* : Odhav police on Sunday arrested Pravin Mushadkar, accused of double murder of his wife and daughter, from Udaipur. Fear of poverty and mounting debt forced Mushadkar to take this extreme step, the ghastliness of which left Amdavadis shell-shocked. The police traced Mushadkar with the help of call records from his cellphone. He has allegedly told cops that he had taken a loan of Rs28,000 whose payment and mounting interest were taking a toll on him as he could in no way pay off the debt. "He was afraid that if his wife came to know of the debt, she would kill herself. He told us that she was mentally unstable and news of the debt would shock her and thus he spared her the agony by killing her himself in the morning," said PS Goswami, police inspector with Odhav Police. The cop further said that Mushadkar then went to have dinner with his daughter and son and soon killed the girl as well. "Mushadkar was afraid that his daughter, a class XII student, would have a difficult time with her mother dead and the father in jail. So, he killed her too," said Goswami. The accused, who was an autorickshaw driver, gave his 13-year-old son Rs50 to buy something and fled to Udaipur. "It was the son who discovered the murders and called up police," said Goswami. http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_odhav-double-murder-accused-held-in-rajasthan_1641299-all -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/MhaNewsViewsIndia?hl=en ------------- Affiliated Groups : MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INDIA [email protected] Discussions on mental health law / policy / plan monitoring / human rights etc [email protected] India-specific news and views related to mental health [email protected] Information and support to carers of people with mental health issues [email protected] Mutual support and sharing of experiential knowledge, skills and social learning amongst peers
