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THIS MONSTER KIDNAPPED, TORTURED AND SLASHED HIS EX-WIFE 100 TIMES
Bazzu Uzaman befriended, wooed and married the young girl, only to subject her to abuse; when she tried to extricate herself from the marriage, he abducted her and used his razor blade on her for nine days, leaving a mesh of surface injuries all over her body. Akela reports on P2

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elaborate fabrications. He had also lied about being a graduate, having dropped out of school in Std IX. Pashas menacing behaviour was soon extended to Saritas family, whom he started threatening and abusing. On April 14, a traumatised Sarita finally decided to turn things around, and lodged her first complaint a non-cognisable (NC) one in Mulund police station. Discord erupted between the couple, and on May 29, the two divorced, in the presence of a qazi and several relatives. However, the divorce was yet to be formalised in a court of law, and Pashas abusive ways continued. On June 16, an increasingly despairing Sarita registered her second NC in the police station.

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WHILE many faceless, nameless women are sure to have been through the torment that this 22-year-old girl was subjected to, few have lived to tell the horrifying tales of their ordeal. Sarita Sharma (name changed) is one of the few lucky survivors who have been to hell and back; after being tortured, abused, abducted by her husband, she was slashed with a blade all over her body, continuously, for nine long days.

TORMENTED: Sarita Sharma (name changed) sustained at least 100 surface injuries owing to the slashes from Pasha
at a police station. Saritas ordeal continued. Thinking of new ways of tormenting his partner, Pasha threatened to falsely implicate her in a case under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). Her spirits flagging, Sarita started contemplating suicide at this point. Pasha also bullied her into telling her parents not to lodge a complaint against him. her body, slashing her face, neck and arms with the blade, leaving a mesh of about 100 surface injuries on her skin. Her agonised screams frightened Pasha, who took her to a private clinic in his vehicle but not before trying to stage Saritas suicide. En route to the clinic, Pasha clicked pictures of Saritas wounds using his camera phone, and forwarded them to Saritas sister. He sent an accompanying message, making it sound like Sarita had written it. The SMS gives a clear picture of his intentions, saying: Listen dont ever call on this number. Dont show these pictures to jiju [brother-in-law] as well. But show mom and dad. I love you all. Giving my life now. Bye forever. Dont lodge any complaint against anyone. I love you all. Cops investigating the case suspect that this was Pashas first step in staging his wifes suicide. Sarita received treatment at the clinic, after which Pasha took her back home to subject her to more violence. Surprisingly, not a single member of the attending staff reported Saritas tell-all injuries dangerous weapons), 341 (wrongful restraint), 342 (wrongful confinement), 366 (kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage), 387 (putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion), 506(2) (criminal intimidation), 34 and sections three and 25 of the Arms Act, said JJ Jadhav, senior inspector, Mulund police station.

Friendship request
According to the police, the accused in the case Bazzu Uzaman Akbar Badshah alias Suka alias Pasha (23) is a resident of Adamjee Jivajee Chawl in Sewri, while Sarita lives in Mulund (West). Their ill-fated romance began in the virtual world, when Pasha befriended Sarita on Facebook in February, and wooed her aggressively. The young girl fell for his charms, and took a hasty decision that would cost her dearly. Weeks after their online romance had begun, they wed each other at the Bandra family court.

Abducted
Finding it difficult to accept that the two had parted ways, Pasha started making desperate attempts to meet her. Sarita ignored his overtures. Outraged at the slight, Pasha plotted revenge. On June 17, while Sarita was on her way to Nirmal Lifestyle, Pasha ambushed her and took her to his residence in Sewri, where he held the girl captive for days. Having ensnared his victim, the diabolical man gave free rein to his sadistic urges, assaulting her with kicks and punches. Any attempts made by Sarita to defend herself infuriated him, and soon he found a new weapon of torment a razor blade. Over the next nine days, the fiendish man subjected Sarita to unspeakable torment, slashing her all over

History of crime
During interrogations, Pasha confessed that his father is an accused in the 1993 Mumbai blast case. A history sheeter, 16 criminal cases have been registered against him in the past, 13 of them in the RAK Marg police station. Police have recovered three weapons from him. He was in the business of lending money. Sarita was brutally thrashed, and attacked with a blade on her face, hand and body, said Dubey. Sarita, who is still in shock from the trauma of her hellish experiences in captivity, refused to comment on her ordeal.

The great escape

An opportunity to flee this private hell presented itself to Sarita on June 26, and desperate for freedom, she seized it. Her first step was to complain to several police authorities through her lawyer Satyam Dubey. On July 3, the police registered an FIR against Pasha and two others. He was arrested and produced at the Mulund court yesterday, where he was remanded to police custody till July 14. We have arrested Pasha under a slew of sections of the IPC 323 (hurt), 324 (hurt by

Troubled times
Saritas conjugal bliss was short-lived. Soon, Pasha bared his uglier, more real side to his wife. She felt the first tremors in the relationship when he started tormenting her over her religion. Her suspicions of having been cheated were confirmed when she discovered that his claims of owning an import-export business were

Tejas Sawant who shot himself with his fathers service revolver, wanted to take admission in Dadars Kirti College, where a female friend studied

21-YR-OLD WANTED TO STUDY IN THE SAME COLLEGE AS FEMALE FRIEND

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OFFICIALS at Tilak Nagar police station investigating the suicide case of 21-year-old Tejas, son of senior police inspector Arvind Sawant, questioned his female friend yesterday. Tejas shot himself with his fathers service revolver on Wednesday at his residence in Tilak Nagar, Chembur.

During the course of investigation, officials learnt that Tejas wanted to take admission in Dadars Kirti College, where his friend is studying. Tejas had completed his SY BSc from Ruparel College in Matunga. His family members were opposed to it and asked him to continue studying in Ruparel College for another year and said he could switch later, said a police officer from Tilak

Nagar police station. However, Tejas was adamant and wanted admission in Kirti College starting this academic year and had even fought with his family members over this issue. We have registered an accidental death case and we are yet to take statement from his father Arvind, as he is still in shock after losing his only son. His statement will help us join the dots and close the case, said the police officer from Tilak Nagar police station.

Several senior officials from crime branch reached Sawants residence after hearing the news of his sons death. Tejas last rites were conducted late on Wednesday night after completing all formalities.

LIFE CUT SHORT: Tejas committed suicide by shooting himself with his fathers service revolver after sending text messages to some friends informing them about his intentions

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