The man who killed his girlfriend on a busy road on the outskirts of Mumbai after he suspected her of dating someone else has told the police that he had tried to end his life twice, a police official said on Wednesday. Rohit Yadav (32) struck 18 blows on the head of Arati Yadav (22) with a spanner, killing her in Vasai on Tuesday, even as scores of people watched the chilling crime. He did not flee the scene and sat near the body till police arrived.
Aarti had approached the Achole police in Palghar district on June 8 after Rohit threatened her and broke her phone, but she also requested the cops not to be harsh on him, he said. The police then registered a non-cognisable (NC) office and allowed Rohit to go after warning her not to trouble her. On Monday night, Rohit called up Aarti but told her that he did so by mistake and she should not complain to the police about the call, said the official from MBVV police citing Rohit's questioning.
In police custody, Rohit has claimed that he had tried to kill himself twice after he began suspecting Aarti of seeing some other person, the official said. The two were neighbours and in a relationship for the last few years, police said. Of late, she had stopped talking to him, and he suspected that she was having an affair with someone else.
On Tuesday morning, she was on her way to work when Rohit accosted her and began attacking her after a fight. "Kyun kiya aisa mere saath (why did you do this to me)," Rohit kept saying as he continu.