Man kills lender to end debt dispute

Garodiya had a kitchen knife and a hammer with him in the office. 8220;The fact that he had come prepared with the weapon to murder indicates that he had pre-planned the crime and it was not in the heat of the moment,8221; said inspector Tambe.

A long argument over the payment of dues ensued between the two inside the office. There was a third person inside the office as well. At 4 pm, Garodiya chose to end the argument by clubbing Modi with the hammer and then stabbing him with the kitchen knife.

Four hours later at 8:25 pm Garodiya walked into the Kalamboli police station and informed police sub-inspector Dattarray Khade 39 that he had murdered a person and the body was lying in his office. Garodiya has been remanded to police custody till October 22. According to Kalamboli police, Garodiya who is a resident of the posh NRI complex at Seawoods, Nerul, does not have any previous criminal records.

8220;Through interrogation we would try to find out what he did in the hours after committing the crime till the time of surrender. We are also trying to ascertain if he had any other accomplice in the murder,8221; added inspector Tambe.