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Headless Body Found: Business Partner Arrested in 9 Hours
31 Mar
Summary
- Business partners arrested within nine hours for murder.
- Disputes over profits led to fatal stabbing and beheading.
- Head and phone discarded in Tansa river to conceal identity.
In a swift resolution, Pelhar police apprehended the victim's business partner and his accomplice within nine hours of discovering a headless body. The victim, identified as Ashok Singh Rajput, originally from Rajasthan, had recently partnered with Dinesh Prajapati to open a general store.
Disagreements over profit sharing reportedly escalated into fatal violence. Police reported multiple stab wounds on the body. The accused, Prajapati and Sandip Tiwari, allegedly beheaded the victim and then disposed of the head and mobile phone in the Tansa river near Khaniwade in Virar.
Investigators utilized CCTV footage and technical assistance after a dog squad led them to initial clues near where the body was found. The duo has been remanded to police custody for ten days as the investigation continues.
