3 held on charge of 23-yr-old’s murder

Nashik: The Nashik rural police have arrested three people in the murder case of 23-year-old Muzahid alias

Golden Afzal Khan

, whose half-burnt body was found on April 26 near Vaitarna dam. After being produced in court, the three suspects were remanded in police custody till May 9.The accused have been identified as Rameshwar alias Ram Motiram Garde, Salman alias Mamya Vazir Khan and

Sadashiv

alias Shiv Paraji Gaikwad, the residents of Nashik city.SP Sachin Patil of Nashik (rural) said that a half-burnt body of a man was found near the Vaitarna dam on April 26. An offence of murder was registered with the Ghoti police station.During the investigation, it was revealed that the deceased was last seen with Rameshwar Garde, Salman Khan and

Sadashiv Gaikwad

. The trio had taken Muzahid Khan to Mundhegaon on the night of April 25. After an argument with him, they attacked him with a sharp weapon and killed him. They took the body to the backwaters of Vaitarna Dam and burnt it so that his identity could not be revealed. The police said one more person was involved in the murder and a search has been launched to trace him.