Mumbai Deaf Murder: Deaf Boy Helps Police Communicate with Jay Chawda
A Deaf son used sign language to help the Mumbai Police solve a murder case involving an accused with the same disability.
A policeman's Deaf son used sign language to talk to an accused Jay Chawda, helping the Mumbai Police in a murder investigation.
The police had started the investigation when the 30-year-old Arshad Ali Sadique Ali Shaikh was found dead. His body was put inside a trolley bag at Dadar railway station on August 5.
The Dadar railway police faced a problem because the accused, Jay Chawda, could not speak or hear. This made it hard to ask him questions about the crime.
“We were looking for the address of Sadhna Vidyalaya, a school for Deaf children. We needed someone to talk to the accused using sign language to help with the investigation,” a police officer said.
While searching for the school, the police met some of their colleagues from the RAK Marg police station. These officers were on patrol in Wadala and included constable Rajesh Satpute.
Constable Satpute informed them that the school is in Dadar and that his 23-year-old son Gaurav, who is Deaf, had studied there.
At 2 am, the railway police went to Satpute's house and brought Gaurav to the Dadar railway police station.
The police gave Gaurav a list of questions and asked him to talk to Chawda, who was caught at Dadar railway station with the trolley bag.
Gaurav's conversation with Chawda helped the police learn about the crime, the other people involved, and the reason for the crime.
The police also said that three people, including Arshad Ali's wife, who was reportedly in an extramarital relationship with Chawda, were involved in the case.
Constable Rajesh Satpute said he felt proud that his son could help the police in solving a murder case.
"He studied at Sadhna Vidyalaya until Class 10. He also completed a pipe fitter course from Mazagon Dock Limited. It was because of Gaurav's efforts that the police could understand the entire series of events," Satpute said.
