Former business partner among 2 arrested for Rajkot man’s murder: Cops
A cattle-herder found Desai's partially burnt body near Khambhalida on October 19, two days after he went missing. It was identified by his elder brother Manoj on the basis of a gold tooth and pieces of clothes on Friday.
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Two of the three accused in the case have been arrested so far. (RepresentationAL Image) Financial dispute led to the murder of Raju Desai, a businessman whose partially burnt body was found in Khambhalida village near Gondal in Rajkot district, police said on Friday. Two of the three accused in the case have been arrested so far, they added.
According to Gondal deputy superintendent of police (DysP) KG Zala, investigation has revealed that Desai was strangled by his former business partner Fulabhai’s employee Kishan Bangadiwala with the help of Fulabhai’s brother-in-law Ashwin Dhiru over a financial dispute.
A cattle-herder found Desai’s partially burnt body near Khambhalida on October 19, two days after he went missing. It was identified by his elder brother Manoj on the basis of a gold tooth and pieces of clothes on Friday.
The DySP said that Desai, a Khirasara resident, and Fulabhai used to run a shop near Khodaldham in Kagvad village of Jetpur taluka, but had ended their partnership a year ago. Desai owed Fulabhai Rs 45 lakh. To recover the money, Dhiru and Bangadiwala called Desai to a place where the latter strangled him, the officer said. The duo later dumped Desai’s body in a ditch at a deserted place in Khambhalida and later, Fulabhai tried to burn the body by pouring an inflammable liquid on it and then setting it on fire.
Zala said that Fulabhai and his brother-in-law have been arrested for murder and causing disappearance of evidence, while Bangadiwala is on the run.
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