<p>In a crime that reminded of the sensational Shraddha Walkar murder case, a diamond trader’s son murdered his live-in partner at Nalasopara and hid her body in a box bed, lit incense sticks and fled only to be nabbed by cops in a difficult and technical operation.</p>.<p>The victim has been identified as Megha Shah alias Megha Torvi, aged around 40, who was a nurse by profession. </p>.<p>The suspect has been identified as Hardik Shah, who was unemployed and in financial distress. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/culprit-should-be-hanged-delhi-murder-victim-nikki-yadavs-parents-1191570.html" target="_blank">Culprit should be hanged: Delhi murder victim Nikki Yadav's parents</a></strong><br /><br />For the last couple of months, they were staying in a flat in Nalasopara East in the Palghar district. </p>.<p>Megha was the bread earner and the financial distress was resulting in frequent quarrels between the couple.</p>.<p>The incident took place on Sunday when the couple had a fight after which Shah smothered Megha to death. </p>.<p>Later Shah hid the body in the bed box, sold furniture and utensils in the local market and made some cash and fled the scene. </p>.<p>The body was discovered after police entered the flat following complaints by neighbours of foul smell. </p>.<p>On information that he was fleeing by train, the police tracked down his location and the railway police arrested him in Nagda in Madhya Pradesh.</p>.<p>“We came to know that he was fleeing by a train. We took technical help and in a difficult operation managed to get the suspect nabbed,” said Senior Inspector of Police Shailendra Nagarkar of Tulinj police station, which is investigating the murder case. </p>.<p>As part of the process, police scanned through CCTV footage and besides checking on his mobile locations and zeroed in on him. </p>.<p>When ascertained that he was travelling in train, the Government Railway Police was alerted and he was apprehended. </p>
<p>In a crime that reminded of the sensational Shraddha Walkar murder case, a diamond trader’s son murdered his live-in partner at Nalasopara and hid her body in a box bed, lit incense sticks and fled only to be nabbed by cops in a difficult and technical operation.</p>.<p>The victim has been identified as Megha Shah alias Megha Torvi, aged around 40, who was a nurse by profession. </p>.<p>The suspect has been identified as Hardik Shah, who was unemployed and in financial distress. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/culprit-should-be-hanged-delhi-murder-victim-nikki-yadavs-parents-1191570.html" target="_blank">Culprit should be hanged: Delhi murder victim Nikki Yadav's parents</a></strong><br /><br />For the last couple of months, they were staying in a flat in Nalasopara East in the Palghar district. </p>.<p>Megha was the bread earner and the financial distress was resulting in frequent quarrels between the couple.</p>.<p>The incident took place on Sunday when the couple had a fight after which Shah smothered Megha to death. </p>.<p>Later Shah hid the body in the bed box, sold furniture and utensils in the local market and made some cash and fled the scene. </p>.<p>The body was discovered after police entered the flat following complaints by neighbours of foul smell. </p>.<p>On information that he was fleeing by train, the police tracked down his location and the railway police arrested him in Nagda in Madhya Pradesh.</p>.<p>“We came to know that he was fleeing by a train. We took technical help and in a difficult operation managed to get the suspect nabbed,” said Senior Inspector of Police Shailendra Nagarkar of Tulinj police station, which is investigating the murder case. </p>.<p>As part of the process, police scanned through CCTV footage and besides checking on his mobile locations and zeroed in on him. </p>.<p>When ascertained that he was travelling in train, the Government Railway Police was alerted and he was apprehended. </p>