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Sindhudurg Shaken: The Chilling Inside Story of Damini Palav Murder Case

- •Sahil Dhuri, a youth from Math village, brutally murdered Damini Kiran Palav due to one-sided obsession and rejection.
- •Damini had recently secured a hotel management job opportunity in Mumbai and was excited to leave for her new journey.
- •On Saturday evening, after she got off the ST bus at Kadaval, the accused lured her under a bridge and inflicted 17 to 18 knife blows.
- •Her tragic death shattered her family's hopes of overcoming poverty, leaving the entire Sindhudurg district in deep shock.
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Damini Palav, a college student who recently secured a job in Mumbai, was brutally murdered by Sahil Dhuri due to his intense one-sided love, rejection, and anger over her departure. The accused followed her and inflicted 17 to 18 sharp weapon blows near Varde village.
The prime suspect, Sahil Vishram Dhuri, was apprehended by the local crime branch team from his home in Math-Dhuriwada on Saturday night. Following his arrest by Kudal police, he was produced before the court and remanded in police custody until October 24.
Damini was studying hotel management at Vardekar-Patkar College and came from a humble farming family. On her way home after getting off the ST bus at Kadaval, she joyfully called her mother to ask if she wanted any vada pavs before being ambushed.





