Killed woman had stopped visiting gym, using phone

MUMBAI: The police recovered the CCTV footage of a Borivli society where Seema Pathare (45) was killed on Friday. They showed the footage to society members to get details of all visitors on the day of the crime.
Cops suspect the killer was known to the deceased and are collecting details of her relatives and friends to make inquiries. The woman had stopped visiting the gym and using her own mobile phone since the past few months and the police are examining whether this behaviour has any connection with the murder.She used her daughter’s mobile phone, they said.
They handed over her body to the family on Saturday after the postmortem.
Cops will make inquiries with the family about the incident on Sunday.
Pathare, a housewife, was smothered to death in her flat in a Borivli highrise on Friday afternoon. Her daughter found the body on returning home from college. Her husband, Jayprakash, had gone to his native place last month for Ganeshotsav.
Pathare lived in a 11th floor flat at Krishna Classic building with Jayprakash, a former accountant, and daughter Mansi (19). This was Pathare’s second marriage. Mansi was born to her from her previous marriage. It was Jayprakash’s second marriage as well. His first wife lives with their kids.
Pathare used to be home alone between 9.30am and 5pm when Mansi was at college. Around 4.45pm on Friday, when Mansi returned home, she found that the door was locked from inside. She then opened it with her set of keys. In the bedroom, she found her mother lying still on the bed and covered with a bed sheet.
An injury was visible on the back of her head and there was no sign of any struggle.