Jamnagar woman murders husband with lover, tells family he 'moved to Australia'
Police said the wife and her alleged lover confessed to killing Jignesh in May 2024 and burying his body in a 12-foot pit.
- On Thursday, Jamnagar Police exhumed skeletal remains from a 12-foot pit beneath a factory floor in the Dared GIDC industrial area, which investigators believe belong to Jignesh Mavadiya, who disappeared two years ago.
- Jignesh's wife, Prithvi , had long claimed he "immigrated to Australia" for work, but suspicion grew when relatives demanding his contact details received no response despite repeated requests.
- Investigators allege Prithvi, along with her alleged lover Nilesh Kachhatia and associate Balveer Verma, murdered Jignesh on May 31, 2024, by poisoning him with cyanide before burying the body under a concrete layer.
- Police registered a First Information Report against the three accused and arrested Prithvi, Kachhatia, and Verma on murder and evidence destruction charges; forensic experts now examine the remains for DNA profiling confirmation.
- Authorities conducted a crime scene reconstruction with the accused present before excavation to ensure accurate recovery of the remains, while further investigation continues to reconstruct the sequence of events and gather additional evidence.
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Man ‘working in Australia’ for two years found buried in Jamnagar; wife, two others held
As the woman did not provide her husband’s Australian address despite repeated requests, the family of his cousin who wanted to go to Australia grew suspicious and registered a police complaint.
Gujarat woman poisons husband with help of lover, covers up murder for two years by telling family he moved to Australia
Authorities in Jamnagar arrested Prithvi Mavdiya and Nilesh Mansukhbhai for the murder of Jignesh Dharmeshbhai Mavdiya, missing for two years. Prithvi confessed to the crime, stating they killed him with cyanide and buried him beneath a factory after concocting a story about his move to Australia.
Gujarat Man Poisoned, Buried By Wife. Family Believed He Was In Australia
Jignesh Mavadiya's family believed for nearly two years that he was living and working in Australia. Investigators allege that he was poisoned with cyanide and buried about 12 feet beneath the floor of a factory in the Dared GIDC area.
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