Manoj Sane, the accused of the grisly murder of Mumbai Mira Road, told the Police that he never had any physical relationship with his live-in partner 32-year-old Saraswati Vaidya as he is HIV positive, reports said. Manoj has been accused of killing Saraswati, chopping up her body into parts and then boiling them in a pressure cooker for disposal. They have been living together at the Mira Road flat for the past three years though they knew each other for over 16 years. Manoj told police he met Saraswati 16 years ago at a ration shop where he used to work at that time.
Sane told police he was diagnosed as HIV+ in 2008 and has been on medication since then. He said he had met an accident for which he underwent a long treatment. He suspected to have contracted HIV during that treatment, Sane told police. Read | ‘Living with uncle…owns cloth mills’: What Mumbai murder victim told orphanage
Manoj Sane says Saraswati was possessive
Manoj told police Saraswati was like ‘his daughter’ and was very possessive about him. As the cops found a board on one of the walls of the flat where the couple lived, Manoj Sane said he taught Saraswati Maths as the 32-year-old was planning to appear for Class 10 SSC exams.
Dubious relationship, no involvement of relatives: New twist in Mumbai Mira Road murder case
Police on Thursday said victim Saraswati Vaidya was an orphan and she had no relatives. However, on Friday, Saraswati’s three sisters reached the Naya Nagar Police station to record their statements.
While Manoj Sane and Saraswati Vaidya were known to be a live-in couple to their neighbours, Saraswati’s version was similar to Manoj’s. A worker at the orphanage where Saraswati grew up said she told them that she was staying with her uncle.
