Thane: Tax consultant, aide hire goons to kill businessman; held

A 40yearold tax consultant and his accomplice were arrested in connection with the brutal murder of a 55yearold businessman in Thane city of Maharashtra police said on Sunday reported news agency PTIAccording to police the main accused had borrowed Rs 15 crore from the victim and didnt want to repay the money reported PTIThe main accused a tax consultant identified as Bhushan Patil hired two contract killers who attacked the victim Satish Patil with swords and sharp weapons at an isolated spot on Ghodbunder Road on Saturday evening an official said reported PTIAnother arrested accused is identified as Nitin Patil while two killers are on the run reported PTIBhushan Patil initially tried to mislead police by claiming that he Nitin and Satish were attacked by two persons suddenly reported PTIHowever police found discrepancies in his statement During interrogation Bhushan admitted to hiring contract killers the official said reported PTIThe main accused convinced the victim to accompany him under some pretext and drove him to an isolated spot where he was fatally attacked reported PTIA case of murder has been registered and further investigation is underway reported PTIIn another case a 32yearold woman was found dead in a room of a lodge in Maharashtras Thane district on Sunday police said reported PTIThe body of Jyoti Todarmal was found in a lodge in Kalyan town this morning an official from MFC police station said reported PTITodarmal had checked into the lodge with a man on Saturday afternoon and he later left the establishment without informing anyone he said reported PTIThe housekeeping staff found the woman lying dead in a suspicious manner in the room the official said reported PTIThe body has been sent for postmortem and the cause of death is yet to be ascertained he said adding that the police are on the lookout for the man reported PTIMeanwhile a 32yearold woman was found dead in a room of a lodge in Maharashtras Thane district on Sunday police said reported PTIThe body of Jyoti Todarmal was found in a lodge in Kalyan town this morning an official from MFC police station said reported PTITodarmal had checked into the lodge with a man on Saturday afternoon and he later left the establishment without informing anyone he said reported PTIThe housekeeping staff found the woman lying dead in a suspicious manner in the room the official said reported PTIThe body has been sent for postmortem and the cause of death is yet to be ascertained he said adding that the police are on the lookout for the man reported PTIWith inputs from PTI