India, Dec. 13 -- Three years after a woman from Badlapur died from a snake bite, the police have uncovered that it was in fact a planned murder. The police have arrested four people including the woman's husband and his snake-rescuer friend on December 11.

The case dates back to July 2022, when Nirja Rupesh Amberkar, was found dead after being bitten by a poisonous snake. At the time, the Badlapur police registered an accidental death report based on statements from her husband and others, who claimed it was a routine snake bite incident.

According to police, Nirja's husband, Rupesh Satishchandra Amberkar, 40, allegedly conspired with three friends, Rushikesh Chalke, 25, Kunal Chaudhary, 25, and Chetan Dudhane, 36, a snake rescuer, to ...