Thane district police claim to solve Bhiwandi murder case within hours

With the arrest of a 22-year-old man, Thane district police on Saturday claimed to have solved a murder case within hours. Senior police inspector Kalyan Karpe said that Krishna Gautam (25) was found dead on the premises of a factory where he worked on the morning of March 21. Gautam worked as a machine operator at this factory, located on Bhiwandi-Vasai highway, Karpe said. There were wounds on the victim's head and the police surmised that he was probably attacked when he was asleep.

The investigators identified a co-worker, Ramukumar Singh, as prime suspect and arrested him on the same day, the inspector said. Probe revealed that Gautam opposed an illicit relationship between Singh and a woman, and the two often quarrelled over the issue. On the intervening night of March 20 and 21, Singh allegedly attacked Gautam. Bhoiwada police in Bhiwandi have registered a case of murder and conducting further probe.

(With inputs from agencies.)