Four Held for Killing Developer in Navi Mumbai

On March 15, Savjibai Gokar Manjeri (56) was gunned down by two motorcycle-born men in Nerul

Four Held for Killing Developer in Navi Mumbai
Four Held for Killing Developer in Navi Mumbai
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In connection with the shooting of a developer in Navi Mumbai, four people, three of them from Bihar, have been arrested, police said on Monday.


On Saturday, the main accused in the case was arrested from Rajkot in Gujarat, while the three gunmen he had hired were from Bihar, Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner Milind Bharambe said.


On March 15, Savjibai Gokar Manjeri (56) was gunned down by two motorcycle-born men in Nerul, he said. An offence under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code, relevant provisions of the Arms Act and the Maharashtra Police Act was registered, the official said.

During an interrogation, the main accused said that he had some long-standing dispute with the victim and he hired shooters from Bihar for INR 25 lakh to carry out the crime, he said. One of the contract killers recced the victim's movements, while the other two gunned him down, the official said.

The other accused who was involved in the crime have also been identified and a hunt has been launched for them, he added.


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