In Baramati, Maharashtra, Sharmila Pravin Jagtap allegedly attempted to murder her husband, Pravin Prakash Jagtap, by drugging him and his mother with sleeping pills, assaulting Pravin with a cricket bat, placing his unconscious body inside a custom-built balcony brick planter duct, and attempting to seal him alive beneath a heavy stone slab. A mason hired to plaster the area noticed movement and a human hand beneath the covers, fled, and alerted emergency services (112). Baramati City Police rescued Pravin and his mother, transferring them to Silver Jubilee Hospital. Sharmila was arrested on August 4 and interrogated; she claimed severe depression and alleged ongoing marital torture, while Pravin alleged possible third-party accomplices and questioned the illegal procurement of sedatives.
Country: India
State/Province: Maharashtra, India
City/Region: Baramati
Incident Type: Attempted Murder
Relationship Status: Married
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Incident Date: Aug. 1, 2026
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Crime Tak - India · Original language: Hindi
Baramati Murder: Biwi बालकनी में Pati को जिंदा गाड़ने वाली थी! गाड़ने में हुई भारी Mistake
Domestic Violence
The incident reflects a severe escalation of ongoing domestic discord within a marital residence. The suspect allegedly utilized her technical knowledge as a B.Pharmacy graduate to plan and execute a physical neutralization strategy involving prescription-free drugging and physical violence. The attempt to conceal the victim within household modifications under the guise of home improvement demonstrates detailed advance preparation and rationalized violent conflict resolution.
The incident occurred on August 1, 2026, in Indraprastha Society, Kasba Chowk, Baramati. Initial reluctance by the family delayed formal registration until August 4, 2026. Suspect Sharmila Jagtap was remanded to police custody until August 11, 2026, before being presented in court. Police investigation focused on the source of prescription sleeping pills, potential accomplices, and financial/domestic disputes. Rumors of a 2-crore life insurance motive and occult calendar markings were dismissed by investigating officers based on initial evidence.
Initial confusion arose surrounding victim Pravin's allegations of occult practices ('No Result' calendar entries on Amavasya dates) and rumors of a 2-crore insurance claim. Investigating Inspector Chatty clarified that police found no evidence supporting occult calendar writings or insurance motives, confirming the incident stemmed primarily from acute marital distress and severe domestic conflict.
Sharmila convinced her husband to build a brick planter box in their balcony gallery. On August 1, she spiked her husband's and mother-in-law's food with sedatives. Once they were unconscious, she battered Pravin with a cricket bat, stuffed his unconscious body into the brick box, covered him with blankets and pillows, and placed a heavy Kadappa stone slab over the top. She summoned masons to seal and plaster the structure. Upon discovering human movement underneath, the mason fled and dialed 112. Police dispatched officers who rescued Pravin and his mother.
The case involved extreme risk to life, averted only by chance discovery by external contract workers. The combination of sedative administration, physical battering with an object, and forced confinement in an airtight space indicates high lethality potential. The perpetrator's ability to maintain composure while instructing workers highlights significant behavioral risk during crisis moments.
Prompt intervention by observant third-party workers and immediate dialing of emergency services (112) prevented a fatal live burial. domestic conflicts involving domestic isolation and unspoken mental distress can escalate to extreme violent acts.
Frequent domestic arguments, ongoing marital friction, and the suspect's insistence on constructing a specific raised brick duct under the pretext of balcony gardening.
The mason's observation of pillows, blankets, and shifting human limbs underneath a heavy stone slab when instructed to plaster over the box without moving its contents.
Recovered cricket bat with physical impact evidence, heavy Kadappa stone slab, bedsheets and pillows found inside the brick duct, sedatives administered in food, and medical records of head injuries and fractures.
The mason reported seeing a hand emerge from under the blanket when adjusting the slab, prompting him to run downstairs and call 112. Inspector Chatty reported finding the wife panicked and defensive, and discovering the husband lying injured in a bedroom next to a cricket bat after entering.
Initial reports from family suggested a domestic dispute they wished to handle privately, but formal charges were registered on August 4, leading to the suspect's arrest and subsequent judicial presentation on August 11.
Whether an unidentified accomplice assisted in the assault as alleged by the husband, and how sleeping pills were acquired without a medical prescription.