Tattoo cracks murder of decapitated man
MUMBAI, April 1 -- A tattoo on the arm of a decapitated man served as the sole clue that helped Pelhar police identify a murder victim within eight hours and arrest two suspects, police said on Tuesday.
The headless body, estimated to be of a man in his early-to-mid 30s, was found stuffed in a plastic sack and dumped in a mango orchard in the Ambapada area of Virar East, near the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway (NH-48), on Monday afternoon.
Senior Inspector Pramod Badakh of Crime Unit-IV said a tattoo bearing the name 'Ashok Singh' on his right hand provided the only lead for police.
Acting on the clue, police made inquiries and identified the deceased as Ashok Singh Rajput, 32, a grocery shop owner from the Pelhar area. The probe revealed that Rajput was allegedly killed by his two business partners following a financial dispute. The accused, identified as Dinesh Prajapati, 27, and Sandeep Tiwari, 35, were arrested on Tuesday.The suspects allegedly disposed of his head in the Tansa river along with the knife used in the crime....
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