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Megha Gayakwad, the deceased and her family members belong to Baudh (SC) sub caste and from Metal Nagar, Ambarnath police station, Thane District, Maharashtra. The Ambernath police have nabbed the murderer of Megha Gaikwad whose body was found in a decomposed state in the shrubs near Navre Nagar at Ambernath on July 15. Gayakwad worked in a company named Excel. After the work she did not return her home till 12 at night. She was looked for everywhere. When parents could not look for her they registered the case in the Ambernath police station.
The family of Megha undergoes poverty and so she started her work after her matriculation. As per the general information suggests that she had fallen in love with one of the colleagues, Shafeek Shaikh (22) s/o Jahur Shaikh, there who happened to be the younger brother of the company owner Hafiz Shaikh. Since the love story was known to everyone in the company she proposed him for the marriage. This did not sound good to Shafeek Shaikh.
It was therefore, the lover Shafeek Shaikh wanted to get rid of her. He called her once on July 12, 2006 to a lonely place in the shrub after six pm. Thinking that he would have some plans to marry her, she went to meet him there after the duty. As soon as she reached the place, the perpetrators Shafeek Shekh alias Pappu (main accused), 22, s/o Jahur Shekh; Munna, 30, s/o Ranjeet Yadav, Mohammad Shekh, 25, s/o Mohammad Shekh, Anish Shekh, 22, Hanif Shekh and Hafiz Shekh, 35, attacked her, gang raped her and throttled her till death. After raping her they cut off her palms and burnt her face and below her waist. They tried to hide all the evidences.
The family of the girl Megha had lodged a complaint to the Ambernath police station on July 13, 2006. The FIR no. is 272/07 u/s 302, 201 and 34 IPC. The body was obtained on 15.7.2006 and after the identification of the body, which was sent for the postmortem report at the Central Hospital in Ullhas Nagar. Later on the body was cremated from there. The three friends Mohammad Shaikh(25), Anees Shaikh(22) and Munna Yadav (30) have been booked under sections 302, 201 and 34 IPC. They have been remanded to police custody.
Palle Chinnamma (18) D/o Hanmiah, Madiga (SC) community is the resident of Kummera Village of Tadoor Mandal in Mahabubnagar District. She used to go for the grazing their own goats. About 9 months ago when she was grazing their goats in the field away from the village, Kankanda Ranjeeth Reddy S/o Narshimha Reddy belongs to Reddy caste of the same village lured her and promised to have their marriage soleminsed at Tirupathi Devesthenam. He requested to satisfy his sexual desire, believing that he will marry her they continued their sexual relationship. As a consequence Palle Chinnamma became pregnant. On 15 February 2007 Chennamma asked Ranjeeth Reddy to marry her as soon as, as she is pregnant. After hearing this Ranjeeth reacted and abused her by her caste and he kicked hard on her stomach. She informed all the matter to her parents and what had happened. As she was taken to the Hospital she informed that she was pregnant.
On 16 February 2007 Kum.Palle Chennamma lodged a complaint at Tadoor Police Station against the rapist. Accused was arrested and got bail. Rs 25,000/- was paid as Compensation. Charge sheet is not filed.