What happened in the Pallavi murder
June 30, 2014  12:09
This is what happened in the Pallavi Purakaystha murder:

Pallavi, who worked as a legal advisor with filmmaker Farhan Akhtar's firm Excel Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, returned to her rented flat at 11 pm.

Finding that there was no electricity, she texted Sengupta, her senior at Indian Law School at Pune, who lived with her. Sengupta advised her to call an electrician, who came and set things right.

After some time, power was gone again. She called the electrician who was accompanied by Mughal. As the attention of the victim and electrician was focused on fixing the problem, Mughal stole the keys to the flat.

The problem was fixed and Purkayastha retired to her bedroom after switching off the high-volt appliances, as advised by the electrician, to avoid tripping.

The watchman had told his interrogators that he had "manipulated" the electric meter of the flat located on the ground floor which led to a power cut for the second time.

After entering the flat, Mughal sneaked into the bedroom of the victim and tried to force himself on her. A scuffle ensued and Pallavi, a former national-level swimming champion, put up stiff resistance.

Mughal then stabbed her and fled the scene after concealing the murder weapon -- a knife -- under a shoe rack on the third floor.

He jumped over the fence to escape the notice of fellow watchmen but was apprehended by the police near Mumbai Central railway station before he could board a train to Jammu and Kashmir.

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