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Family Murders Vendor, Dumps Body at Sea
15 Oct
Summary
- Six family members arrested for murder and body disposal.
- Victim worked as a vegetable vendor for one of the accused.
- The body was found on a beach after being dumped in the sea.
Six members of the same family were arrested for the murder of a vegetable vendor in Mumbai. The victim, Basantlal Sukhdev Kori, was employed by Santosh Vrindavan Mishra.
Following a dispute, the family allegedly murdered Kori. They then concealed his body in a sack and disposed of it in the sea near Devachi Wadi beach in Versova.
The body washed ashore on October 1st, leading to an investigation. Police teams tracked down and apprehended some family members in Uttar Pradesh. The remaining accused were later arrested and brought back to Mumbai. A police probe into the incident is ongoing.