The police have revealed that the suspects involved in the recent shooting of Rajaram Thoke, a garbage contractor, at Sanpada in Navi Mumbai zoomed past 100 to 150 CCTV cameras during their escape. However, due to poor maintenance of the devices, the authorities haven’t been able to obtain clear footage of the motorcycle or its riders, hampering the investigation.

According to police sources, one of the two bike-borne assailants has been identified as Santosh Gawli. The police suspect that Santosh Gawli, 40, a resident of Kopri Village in Vashi, previously worked as an outsourced contractor handling garbage disposal and collection for the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC).