Mumbai murder case

Mumbai Mira Road murder suspect Manoj Sein told police that he contracted HIV in 2008 but had no sexual relationship with Saraswati Vaidia.

Manoj Thane, who has been charged with the gruesome murder on Mumbai Mira Road, has had sex with his partner Saraswati Vaidia, 32, because he is HIV-positive, Indian Express reports. He told police he never had one. Manoj is accused of murdering Saraswati and disposing of her body by chopping it up and boiling it in a pressure cooker. The two have been living together in an apartment in Miralord for three years, but have known each other since 2014. Manoj told police she met Saraswati 16 years ago at the grocery store where she worked at the time. Sané told police he was diagnosed with HIV in 2008 and has been on medication since. He said he had an accident and underwent lengthy treatment. Sané told police he may have contracted HIV during the treatment. Read | "I live with my uncle... owns a textile factory":
Mumbai Murder Victim Tells Manoj Sane Orphanage, Says Saraswati Was Possessive

Manoj told police that Saraswati was like her "her own daughter" and that she was very possessive. When police found a plaque on one of the walls of the apartment where the couple lived, Manoj Sein said that 32-year-old Saraswati was due to take the 10th grade SSC exam, so she asked Saraswati to take maths. said that he taught Questionable Relationships, No Loved Ones Involved:
New developments in Mumbai Miralord murder case

Police said on Thursday that the victim, Saraswati Vaidia, was an orphan and had no family. But on Friday, Saraswati's three sisters arrived at the Naya Nagar police station to take statements.

Manoj Thane and Saraswati Vaidya were known to live with her neighbors, but Saraswati's version was similar to Manoj's. Officials at the orphanage where Saraswati grew up said she told them she was staying with her uncle.