Maharashtra: Parbhani police file 800-page charge sheet

AURANGABAD: The Parbhani police have filed an 800-page charge sheet in murder case of businessman Suresh Karwa. The key accused in the case, who was a friend of the deceased, and his accomplices, have been charged of murder, criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence.
Police officers claimed that on the evening of May 2, Karwa was returning from his farm on Siddhanath Borgaon Road, when he was run over by a speeding truck.Accordingly, an offence was registered against the truck driver on the charges of causing death due to negligence and also for rash and negligent driving.
Later, the police found an audio clip purportedly of a conversation between Karwa’s wife and his friend Rahul Kasat. The audio clip allegedly revealed that Kasat was the brain behind the accident.
Police authorities said that the case took a turn after two policemen were caught by the anti-corruption bureau for demanding a bribe of Rs 2 crore and accepting Rs 10 lakh as token from the accused. The departmental probe revealed that the bribe was allegedly demanded to keep the audio clip under wraps and not making Kasat an accused in the case, senior policemen said.
Then, a police team headed by probationary assistant superintendent of police Shravan Dath was tasked with carrying out a probe in the case. The local crime branch team led by assistant inspector Vyankatesh Alewar nabbed Kasat from Hyderabad on August 12. Authorities claimed that Kasat has confessed to being involved in the crime. Five others, who allegedly helped him, have also been arrested.