Nashik: Six arrested for one-year-old murder

The Nashik city police has arrested six people for allegedly murdering a man a year ago for claiming life insurance sum of Rs 4 crore, an official said on Wednesday.

Ashok Suresh Bhalerao (46) was hit by an unidentified vehicle near Indiranagar jogging track on September 9 last year and died on the spot, a police official said.

But his brother expressed suspicion that it might not have been a simple hit-and-run accident. Probe revealed that six persons were part of the conspiracy to kill Bhalerao for misappropriating his term insurance of Rs 4 crore.

The accused were arrested this week and further probe is on, the official said.