Labourer plants diary at crime scene to mislead probe, held for double murder

When the police questioned the Tamarind trader, it soon became clear that the diary was a misdirection. When the police showed the trader the CCTV footage of the suspect seen near the crime scene, the trader identified him as Jaitu Chindhu Borkar (43), a resident of Koyande village Khed, who sometimes worked as labourer for the trader for harvesting Tamarind from the trees.

Police found out that a woman identified as Ranjana Arun Waghmare (25), a native of Karjat in Raigad and Suraj Ankush Wagh (30), a native of Wangbi in Badlapur, worked with Borkar in Koyande area. “Investigation revealed that Borkar was insisting Waghmare live with him, which she was refusing to do. Probe revealed that Waghmare and Wagh were in a relationship. On the night of January 17, Borkar murdered Wagh with a sharp weapon and dumped his body in a hilly area. He then forcibly brought Waghmare to Kalkhairewadi area in Baramati on January 18.” said an officer who is part of the probe.

“However Borkar was afraid that Waghmare could report Wagh’s murder to the police. So he also murdered her by bludgeoning her. Borker was subsequently placed under arrest and has been charged with murders of Wagh and Waghmare.” officer added.

Sandeep Singh Gill, Superintendent of Police for Pune Rural said, “Investigation has revealed that this was not the first time Borkar committed murders. In 2007 he had killed one person and in 2018 two persons in one incident. He was out on bail”.