Pune: In a shocking case mirroring a Bollywood thriller, a 42-year-old man from Pune allegedly killed his wife and used ideas from the movie Drishyam to conceal the crime and mislead police.

The accused, Samir Punjabrao Jadhav, a resident of Shivane, has confessed to murdering his wife Anjali Jadhav on October 26. Police said he suspected her of having an affair and planned the crime over a month, studying scenes from Drishyam multiple times to figure out how to destroy evidence and create a false trail. ADVERTISEMENT

Investigators revealed that Jadhav rented a warehouse for ₹18,000 a month, stocked wood and petrol, and built a furnace inside. On the day of the crime, he took Anjali on a drive to Mariyai Ghat under the pretext of having snacks. He then lured her to the warehouse, stran

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