Gujarat Officer Held for Killing Wife, Two Children After Filing Fake Missing Report

Bhavnagar: Senior forest department officer Shailesh Khambala has been arrested in the case of the murder of his wife and two children in Bhavnagar, Gujarat. Nine days ago, he had lodged a missing report of his family in Surat, but the police became suspicious of his story and intensified the investigation. Due to a strong smell coming from an empty plot near Forest Colony, excavation was done with the help of a dog squad. The bodies of his wife, daughter, and son were found underground. Now the question is arising whether this was the result of domestic tension or there is some deeper reason behind it.

What is the secret of 9 days of silence? 

On November 11, Shailesh lodged an FIR regarding the family's disappearance from Surat. The police conducted a massive search, but no clue was found. Bhavnagar SP Nitish Pandey said that Shailesh tried to confuse by showing CCTV footage. Claimed that the family was going to Surat.  But the dog squad arrived on the complaint of a foul smell from the vacant plot of Forest Colony. All three bodies were recovered during the excavation, and a postmortem is underway. The family had come to Bhavnagar on holiday, but their refusal to return led to a fight. Was Shailesh's story false?

Why is the police suspicious?

Shailesh confessed that his wife was refusing to return to her in-laws' house—there were frequent fights. Police say that the dispute increased after the holidays, then the murder." But SP Pandey indicated that domestic dispute alone does not seem to be the whole story. The investigation is going on in depth. The method of burying the dead bodies seems to be planned. Was there some other motive? Awaiting the postmortem report.

How did the dog squad dig out the secret?

Bhavnagar city shaken—police arrived on complaint of foul smell from deserted plot of Forest Colony. The dog squad started digging—all three bodies were found there. The area was calm, but as soon as the news spread, there was panic. Did Shailesh try to destroy evidence? SP said that he is cooperating in the investigation, but the truth will come out.