Koparkhairne dentist's murder was planned: cops

Updated on: 09 March,2009 07:51 AM IST |
Ketan Ranga |

Clues at the scene of crime indicate that Dr Netra Talati was alone in the clinic at the time of the attack. That's why, police feel, she knew her murderer, who could be a patient

Clues at the scene of crime indicate that Dr Netra Talati was alone in the clinic at the time of the attack. That's why, police feel, she knew her murderer, who could be a patient

When the Koparkhairne police reached Dr Netra Talati's clinic on Thursday evening, they saw that she was still

wearing her gloves, the compressor machine was on and her body was lying just near the table, where patients are treated.

'Some clues'

"We have not arrested anyone, but we do know that she had a scuffle with a person who was supposed to buy her dental clinic. But after the argument, the deal was cancelled," said a policeman.

Also, the two compounders who worked for Netra weren't at work the day she was killed. While one of the college-going compounders had worked for Netra for three months, the other had joined 15 days back. The police have been questioning one of them and are waiting for the other compounder to return from his village. But they don't believe that either had any reason to kill Netra.

The police say that the murderer knew that no one would be near the clinic that afternoon. A pathology lab and a bank on the same floor as the clinic are closed in the afternoon. DCP R D Shinde said, "We have certain clues."

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Chembur resident u00a0Dr Netra Talati (35), a dentist, was found dead with head injuries in her clinic in Channel Tower, Koparkhairne on Thursday. Her body was found by her aunt Vandana around 5.45 pm, when she went to the clinic after the victim didn't pick up calls made by her family members.

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