Husband Murders Wife Over Scrap Money in Pune Village

• Dutta Kaluram Jagtap murdered his wife Kusum Vasant Pawar in Bebad Ohal village, Mulshi area, Pune.
• The murder occurred on January 17, 2026, following an escalating dispute over money earned from scrap collection.
• Dutta attacked Kusum with a stick, hitting her head, neck, and stomach, then struck her head with a stone, causing her death.
• A woman who tried to intervene was also injured, sustaining broken fingers.
• Bavdhan police arrested Dutta and registered a murder case; Kusum's body was sent for post-mortem.

Why It Matters: A dispute over scrap money tragically led a husband to murder his wife in Pune, shocking the community.