Social media rapper murdered over dispute in Pune’s Marketyard, cousin held

Senior Inspector Vishwajeet Jagtap, in-charge of Marketyard police station, who is investigating the case said, “Our investigation suggests the murder was a fallout of a dispute with his cousin — his paternal aunt’s son — Kaushal. Prior to the murder, Ovhal, Landage and minor accomplices were together for a while. But an argument ensued between the two over a past dispute following which the suspects attacked Ovhal with a paver block and wooden sticks. He received fatal injuries in this attack.”

Senior Inspector Jagtap added, “Our probe suggests that Ovhal was a social media content creator and used to post rap songs in Marathi. He used the handle name crack head and posted content on Instagram and YouTube. Prima facie, the murder and his online content were not linked.” Police arrested Landage after the murder and a court has remanded him to police custody. The two minor accused have been arraigned before the Juvenile Justice Board, officials said.