Mumbai woman dies after being slapped by boyfriend

A Mumbai native was allegedly killed by her boyfriend after she was beaten up. After her boyfriend slapped her, the woman collapsed and was declared dead when she was taken to hospital.  

Mumbai: A woman from Maharashtra's Mumbai died after her boyfriend allegedly beat her up. The incident occurred on Sunday (December 1). The 35-year-old Seeta Pradhan was allegedly slapped by her boyfriend Raju Pujari Yallapa on Saturday (November 30) when he saw her talking to another person.

Seeta collapsed after being hit by Yallapa and was declared dead on arrival at the Rajawadi hospital in Ghatkopar. Nitin Bobade, senior inspector of Mankhur Police station, said that a case of accidental death has been registered and an investigation is being carried out.

Yallappa has been detained, and questioning is in progress. Police are awaiting the post-mortem report after which further action will be taken in the case.