Nagpur: A man who walked out of prison barely three months ago after serving a 17-year murder sentence was arrested on Friday for allegedly beating his wife to death on suspicion of infidelity.
Roshan Sahakar, 42, was arrested after his wife Lakshmi, 36, died at Mayo Hospital, following multiple head injuries even as he tried to portray her death as an accident. Police said Roshan had been living at Lakshmi’s house after his release from prison in July 2026. He had been convicted in a 2006 murder registered with Pachpaoli police and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Kapil Nagar police said, Roshan would often accuse Lakshmi of having an extramarital affair and assault her. Police, however, said neighbours gave a different account. They reportedly told investigators that Roshan would beat Lakshmi after consuming alcohol.
Doctors found multiple internal injuries in Lakshmi’s head and skull and the findings prompted police to question Roshan again. The couple had two children, a nine-year-old boy and a four-year-old girl. With the autopsy report and neighbours’ statements contradicting Roshan’s initial account, police concluded the injuries were caused during the assault. Roshan was arrested and a murder case registered against him.
Some neighbours allegedly saw him hitting her on the head on Thursday.
Roshan told police that his wife slipped and fell on the staircase while carrying a bucket of water and suffered head injuries. The hospital informed Kapil Nagar police through a medico-legal case intimation and cops initially registered an accidental death case. However, the autopsy raised doubts about his version.