Published On : Sun, Oct 21st, 2018

Youth brutally murdered in Dighori, mastermind at large

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Nagpur: Sensation prevailed in Dighori area under Hudkeshwar police station as a youth in his 20s has been brutally murdered with knives and beer bottle in the wee hours on Saturday. Police have arrested 4 people in connection with the murder that took place behind a chicken centre in Dighori on Umred road.

The deceased has been identified as Palash, 22. The prime accused in the murder are identified as a local goon Abhay Raut and his accomplice Rajik. Both were reportedly absconding. Police have launched a manhunt to nab the other culprits. The cops have also recovered the CCTV cameras from around the spot. The accused had badly smashed the face of the deceased.

The murder has been the fallout of the rivalry and was reportedly a hatched plan. Both the deceased and the accused reportedly knew each other. The prime accused Raut has the previous cases of extortion registered against him. Dighori area has been reeling under his threat for long time.

Meanwhile, the police have sent the body for postmortem at GMC at the time of filing the report. The people who have been arrested in the case were identified as Chetan Raut, Jacob, Sagar Bodare and Thakre. The people around the area are petrified over the horrifying incident.