Legs Chained, Newlywed Couple Found Dead in Dhule’s Tapi River; Police Investigate

Shyam Patil and his wife Sapna were discovered dead in the Tapi river in Dhule. Their bodies were chained together, indicating a possible suicide after their last phone call. Local residents reported seeing a motorcycle parked near the river before the discovery. Shyam had contacted his brother-in-law shortly before their presumed drowning, stating that everything was over.

Dhule: The bodies of a young couple, originally from Padalsare in Amalner taluka and currently residing in Utran in Erandol taluka, were found floating in the Tapi River with their legs chained and locked together. The discovery has raised questions about whether the couple died by suicide or were murdered.According to available information, Shyam Hari Patil (28) and his wife Sapna Patil (20) were found floating in the Tapi River near Nardana in Sindkheda taluka between noon and 1 pm on Thursday. Their legs were bound together with an iron chain secured by a lock.Upon receiving the information, Police Sub-Inspector Sachin Kapadnis and his team rushed to the spot, retrieved the bodies from the water and completed the inquest procedures. Police found that Shyam's left leg and Sapna's right leg were chained together and secured with a large lock. The bodies were sent to a government hospital for post-mortem examinations.Nashik: Girish Mahajan Orders Probe Into Ambad Water Pollution, Directs Strict Action Against Industries Shyam had left his native village of Padalsare some years ago to work in Utran in Erandol taluka, where he was engaged in farming and tractor driving. Sapna was also living in the same area with her sister. The two met, fell in love and subsequently married.The couple had gone out of town three or four days before the incident. However, the sudden discovery of their bodies in the river has raised questions about whether they died by suicide or were murdered.Relatives gathered at the scene following the discovery. Police are conducting further investigations.

The couple had got married just a few months ago.

The bodies of a newly-wed couple have reportedly been recovered from the Tapi river in Maharashtra’s Dhule district, with their legs tied together with an iron chain.The two persons who died were identified as Shyam Hari Patil and Sapna Patil, who hailed from the Amalner taluka in the Jalgaon district, NDTV reported. Their bodies were found in the Savalde area of the Dhule district on Friday.Probing Every Angle, say police “The bodies were found on the riverbed,” the channel quoted a police officer as saying. “Their legs were tied with an iron chain, which was secured with a padlock. It is not yet clear whether this was a death by suicide or a murder. We are investigating every angle.”Mutilated Bodies Of Young Couple Found On Railway Tracks In Jabalpur; Identities Unknown; Civic Workers May Perform Last Rites After the police recovered the bodies of the couple, they sent them to the rural hospital in Dhule’s Nardana town for a post-mortem examination.A case has been registered at the Nardana police station, and the authorities are conducting further investigations.

The couple had got married just a few months ago.