India, March 31 -- The Bombay high court on Friday granted bail to two accused in the Kurar quadruple murders of June 2011, primarily on account of their long pre-trial incarceration for over 13 years and the fact that the trial was not likely to be completed within a reasonable period, despite being at an advanced stage.

The murders came to light on June 6, 2011, when partially burnt bodies of the victims - Chetan Dhule, 24, Ganesh Karanje, 24, Bharat Kudle, 27, and Dinesh Ahire, 26 - were discovered in the deserted hills behind Kurar village in Malad East. Police said a gang by Uday Pathak, a local goon, took the victims to a deserted hilly area and killed them. The bodies were burnt to destroy evidence, police said. A total of 16 peop...