Pune: A court in Pune on Wednesday sentenced a 25-year-old man to death for murdering his mother, wife and two-year-old daughter in 2012 in "cold blood" over his illicit relationship with an office colleague.
Additional Sessions Judge PY Ladekar awarded capital punishment to Vishwajeet Masalkar, while terming the case as "rarest of the rare".
Mr Masalkar's mother Shobha (50), his wife Archana (25) and daughter were found murdered at their residence in Champaratna Apartment in upmarket Udaybaug area off BT Kawade Road on October 4, 2012. Mr Masalkar's 76-year-old neighbour, Madhusudan Kulkarni too was found seriously injured in the attack.
He was working as a manager and his lover a supervisor at the same construction firm, located at Kharadi in the city.
"After killing his mother and wife with a hammer in cold blood, Vishwajeet strangled his two year-old daughter and while fleeing also hit Mr Kulkarni with the same hammer.
Police, however, cracked the case with the help of CCTV footage of Mr Masalkar's residential society and on the basis of the statement given by the woman with whom he was having an affair with.
The prosecution examined 16 witnesses during the trial. Depositions made by Mr Kulkarni and the woman proved crucial in the case.
Additional Sessions Judge PY Ladekar awarded capital punishment to Vishwajeet Masalkar, while terming the case as "rarest of the rare".
Mr Masalkar's mother Shobha (50), his wife Archana (25) and daughter were found murdered at their residence in Champaratna Apartment in upmarket Udaybaug area off BT Kawade Road on October 4, 2012. Mr Masalkar's 76-year-old neighbour, Madhusudan Kulkarni too was found seriously injured in the attack.
He was working as a manager and his lover a supervisor at the same construction firm, located at Kharadi in the city.
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"After killing his mother and wife with a hammer in cold blood, Vishwajeet strangled his two year-old daughter and while fleeing also hit Mr Kulkarni with the same hammer.
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Police, however, cracked the case with the help of CCTV footage of Mr Masalkar's residential society and on the basis of the statement given by the woman with whom he was having an affair with.
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The prosecution examined 16 witnesses during the trial. Depositions made by Mr Kulkarni and the woman proved crucial in the case.
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