In a ghastly incident, a 30-year-old man strangulated his sister-in-law and her two children to death and later set them on fire at Kondhwa locality late on Wednesday, after suspecting that she had an extra-marital affair while her husband was away. The police arrested the accused Vaibhav Rupsen Waghmare, who hails from Lahota village in Ausa taluka in Latur district in Marathwada region.
Police said that Vaibhav had an altercation with his sister-in-law Amarpali (25) over her alleged illicit affair with some men. Later, in a fit of rage, Vaibhav strangulated Amarpali and her two children Roshni (6) and Aditya (4).
He allegedly carried their bodies to a nearby shed where he set them on fire to destroy evidence. However, the neighbours found the burning bodies and called the police.