Nagpur: In a chilling confession that could leave many stunned, 25-year-old Akshay Prakash Date showed no remorse as he admitted to murdering his girlfriend Hemlata Vaidya with an iron rod.The incident occurred on the evening of May 6 at Peace Residency in Ekanshi Society, under the jurisdiction of Gittikhadan police station.Date was remanded in police custody until May 14 as investigation continues.“Date told us, coldly, that he had warned his GF if she kept ignoring him and didn’t treat him well, he would kill her,” said PI Kailash Deshmane of Gittikhadan police station. “And he did exactly that — without a shred of guilt,” said Deshmane.Hemlata, 35, was employed as a receptionist by builder Abhishek Thakurdas Kewalramani, who owns the flat scheme where the crime occurred. Date, a resident of Savali Wagh in Hinganghat tehsil, had previously demanded that the builder fire Hemlata from her job, which Kewalramani refused.Date attacked Hemlata between 6.10pm and 6:20pm on May 6, striking her on the head with an iron rod. She was rushed to Mayo Hospital in critical condition but succumbed to injuries on May 8 afternoon.Akshay was apprehended shortly after the incident and a case has been registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 103 and 10. The shocking lack of emotion in Date’s confession has raised concerns about his mental state and the dynamics of the relationship that led to this fatal act. Police are now digging deeper into the history between the accused and the victim to understand the full context of the crime.Nagpur: In a chilling confession that could leave many stunned, 25-year-old Akshay Prakash Date showed no remorse as he admitted to murdering his girlfriend Hemlata Vaidya with an iron rod. The incident occurred on the evening of May 6 at Peace Residency in Ekanshi Society, under the jurisdiction of Gittikhadan police station.Date was remanded in police custody until May 14 as investigation continues.“Date told us, coldly, that he had warned his GF if she kept ignoring him and didn’t treat him well, he would kill her,” said PI Kailash Deshmane of Gittikhadan police station. “And he did exactly that — without a shred of guilt,” said Deshmane.Hemlata, 35, was employed as a receptionist by builder Abhishek Thakurdas Kewalramani, who owns the flat scheme where the crime occurred. Date, a resident of Savali Wagh in Hinganghat tehsil, had previously demanded that the builder fire Hemlata from her job, which Kewalramani refused.Date attacked Hemlata between 6.10pm and 6:20pm on May 6, striking her on the head with an iron rod. She was rushed to Mayo Hospital in critical condition but succumbed to injuries on May 8 afternoon.Akshay was apprehended shortly after the incident and a case has been registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 103 and 10. The shocking lack of emotion in Date’s confession has raised concerns about his mental state and the dynamics of the relationship that led to this fatal act. Police are now digging deeper into the history between the accused and the victim to understand the full context of the crime.
