After being insulted over and over by her in-laws, women mixed Snake Poison in the meal and killed five guests. Pradnya Survase, who lived in Khalapur about 70 km from Mumbai, confessed of mixing a chemical – used to kill snakes – in dal that was served to some guest at 88-people gathering hosted by her relative Subash Mahe in Mahad.
Police Officer in his statement said, “Pradnya claims that since her marriage two years ago, she has regularly been insulted for her dark complexion and accused of not being able to cook well,” said Vishwajeet Kanade, senior inspector of Khalapur police station told HT.
“She has named her mother-in-law, Sindhu Survase, husband Suresh Govind Survase, sisters-in-law Ujwala Pawar and Jyoti Ashok Kadam, and her mother in-law’s sister Sarita Mane and Sarita’s husband, Subhash Mane for the alleged torture.”
One who survived, Vilash Thikrey, 13 said he remembers the dal tasting “bitter.”
According to reports, this was Survase’s second marriage as her first broke allegedly because of another relative, Ulka Shinde who would “cast aspersions on her character,” said police. She alleged Shinde was damaging her second
“She (Shinde) had been taunting her (Surface’s) mother-in-law for bringing Pradnya into the family. This too had led to problems in Pradnya’s married life,” said Kanade.
About 120 people were invited for house warming ceremony in Mahad. Shinde and her family were among the guests. The Puja was followed by lunch cooked by village Maharaj, the cook.
As per reports guests who ate the last batch of food, started to complain about nausea, vomiting, and stomach aches a few hours later. About 88 people were hospitalized. Three children, including Shinde’s son Rishikesh, died.
What comes nothing but a shock, the woman had risked lives of all guest. Which resulted in the death of 5. And she did all this just because people were criticising her food. Although, we are firmly against discrimination based on gender, color or background of anyone. We never support murder as revenge against that. Further reports are yet to come from police officers.
People are going insane these days, children killing each other to stop school and now this, where are we going?.