Navi Mumbai: days after the body part of an unidentified man was found dumped in Navi Mumbai, the police had identified the victim with the help of tattoos on his chopped arm, and also arrested the defendant for the murder, senior official said on Thursday.
The defendant, Sumitkumar Harishkumar Chouhan (27), has killed Ravindra Ramesh Mandotiya (30) brutally (30), and cut off his body before throwing it a few days ago, he said.
Overcoming a press conference, Police Commissioner Navi Mumbai Bipin Kumar Singh said that on September 12, different parts of the body, including two arms and legs, was found packed in a plastic bag and was dumped in the Vashi APMC Navi Mumbai area.
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However, other body parts, including heads, are lost.
The police registered a case below the IPC 302 section (murder) and 201 (causing the loss of evidence) at the APMC police station, he said.
“The police did not have a lot of material to identify victims, except the name ‘Ravindra’ and God.
Pictures of Hanuman Tattooed on one of the chopped arms.
It is a challenging case.
Some police teams were formed to identify victims, to track the defendant and also found that body parts remaining, “said Singh.
The team was sent to Thane, Raigad, Mumbai and Navi Mumbai to investigate this case.
The details of 100 missing people reported under the coming of Police Navi Mumbai were analyzed, he added.
“During the probe, the police learned that one Ravindra Mandotiya, a sweeper, had disappeared from his house and a complaint was registered in this case at Koparkhairne Police Station.
His family members were called to identify victims and chopped.
The arm with tattoos was shown to them.
They confirmed that they confirmed The body part is that mandotiya, “he added.
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“During his interrogation, Chouhan told the police there was a monetary dispute between him and the victim.
As part of his plan to remove the mandotiya, Chouhan split his throat on September 9 and then cut his body in several parts.
He packed the parts of this plastic bag and thrown away at APMC area, while the head and several other parts are buried in the Most Region, “another police official said.
The police then restored the remaining body parts.
Police officials said that the defendant, who was arrested on September 14, was produced in front of the local court, which sent it to police custody until September 22.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Vashi Division) Vinayak Vast told reporters that the police tried to find out if anyone was involved in this crime.