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Father-in-law murders second wife after son-in-law remarries in Mumbai
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News18•19-10-2026, 08:24
Father-in-law murders second wife after son-in-law remarries in Mumbai
- •A shocking murder case has come to light in the Vakola area of Santacruz, Mumbai, stemming from a son-in-law's second marriage.
- •Accused Mohammad Sartaj and his son brutally murdered 26-year-old Rukhsana, the second wife of Sakib Siddiqui, out of anger and tension caused by the remarriage.
- •Sakib Siddiqui's first wife Sehrin is the daughter of the arrested accused Sartaj.
- •After committing the murder, the accused disposed of Rukhsana's dead body by throwing it into a creek near BKC.
- •The horrific incident was revealed after Sakib filed a missing person report, leading police to recover the body and arrest the father-in-law while his son remains absconding.
Key Questions Answered
Rukhsana was murdered due to tensions arising from her husband Sakib Siddiqui marrying her as his second wife, while his first wife Sehrin is the daughter of the accused father-in-law.
The Mumbai police arrested the victim's father-in-law, Mohammad Sartaj, while his son remains absconding in connection with the crime.
After Rukhsana went missing and her husband Sakib filed a missing person complaint at the Vakola police station on September 28, a search led to the discovery of her dead body in the creek near BKC, solving the murder mystery.
